McCoy’s 5A Medium
SIGMA/M8403 - Modified, with sodium bicarbonate, without L-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture
Synonym: 5A basal medium
EC Number: 200-655-4
MDL Number: MFCD00217560
Product Type: Chemical
| components | L-glutamine: no NaHCO3: 2.2 g/L glucose: 3.0 g/L phenol red: 0.011 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 |
| Application: | McCoy′s 5A Medium has been used to maintain: • G-361 melanoma cells; • 87-MG cells • human colon carcinoma cell line HCT116 |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | McCoy′s 5A Medium has been originally developed to support liver tumor cells by modification of the amino acids found in BME. This formulation has also been used to support the growth of primary cultures of bone marrow, skin, gingiva, kidney, omentum, adrenals, lung, spleen, rat embryos, and other cell types. |
| General description: | McCoy′s 5A Medium is suitable for the primary culture of cells from a wide range of tissue. It is recommended for the production of viruses in primary cell cultures. |
| Preparation Note: | Supplement with 0.22 g/L |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352207 |