Pituitary Extract bovine
SIGMA/P1167 - lyophilized powder, suitable for cell culture
Synonym: BPE; PEX
MDL Number: MFCD00163156
Product Type: Chemical
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| biological source | bovine |
| color | brown |
| form | lyophilized powder |
| impurities | ≤50 EU/mg |
| packaging | pkg of 5 mg |
| potency | 15 - 200 μg/mL EC50 |
| quality | endotoxin tested |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| solubility | 0.85% sodium chloride: soluble 1 vial/mL, clear to hazy, faintly yellow to dark yellow-orange |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| technique(s) | cell culture | mammalian: suitable |
| Application: | Pituitary Extract bovine has been used as a component in the Roswell Park memorial institute 1640 (RPMI-1640) to culture Rb-/- epithelial cells. It has also been used as a component in the Dulbecco′s modified Eagle′s medium (DMEM) for culturing Schwann cells. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Pituitary Extract, bovine (PEX) or BPE is essential for mitotic activity and promotes the growth of several types of mammalian cells. It favors the proliferation of keratocytes culture and bovine knee chondrocytes. BPE helps in the synthesis of collagen and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in bovine knee chondrocytes. |
| General description: | Pituitary Extract, bovine (PEX) is an extract of bovine pituitary tissue containing growth factors. |
| Physical form: | Lyophilized from sodium phosphate buffer |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352202 |