Minimum Essential Medium Eagle
SIGMA/M0450 - Alpha Modification, With ribonucleosides, L-glutamine, deoxyribonucleosides and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture
Synonym: EMEM; MEM; MEM
Product Type: Chemical
| components | glucose: 1.0 g/L L-glutamine: 0.292 g/L phenol red: 0.011 g/L NaHCO3: 2.2 g/L |
| form | liquid |
| impurities | Endotoxin, tested |
| Quality Level | 400  |
| shipped in | ambient |
| sterility | sterile-filtered |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| General description: | Minimum Essential Medium (MEM), developed by Harry Eagle, is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media. This is the most enriched variation of the MEM formulation offered. It contains all 21 normal amino acids, some at increased concentrations. In addition, it contains 5 additional vitamins. See formulation for details. Often used in cytogenetic analysis when supplemented with FBS. |
| Symbol |  GHS08 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H334 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P284 - P501 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352207 |