StableCell™ RPMI-1640
SIGMA/R2405 - With stable glutamine and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture
Synonym: RPMI-1640 Medium; Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium
MDL Number: MFCD00217820
Product Type: Chemical
| components | sodium pyruvate: no NaHCO3: yes phenol red: yes stable glutamine: yes HEPES: no |
| 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: | RPMI 1640 Medium was developed at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in 1966 by Moore and his co-workers. A modification of McCoy′s 5A Medium, it was formulated to support lymphoblastoid cells in suspension culture, but it has since been shown to support a wide variety of cells that are anchorage-dependent. Originally intended to be used with a serum supplement, RPMI 1640 has been shown to support several cell lines in the absence of serum. It has also been widely used in fusion protocols and in the growth of hybrid cells. This medium is suitable for culturing human normal and neoplastic leukocytes. |
| Legal Information: | StableCell is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Other Notes: | This RPMI-1640 medium is supplemented with L-Ala-L-Gln dipeptide. This provides a more stable form of glutamine for cell culture. Free amino acid L-glutamine is known to be unstable in cell culture. |
| 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 |