Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) is one of the most commonly used of all cell culture media. MEM can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts, and primary rat astrocytes. We offer a variety of Gibco™ MEM modifications for a range of cell culture applications. Find the right formulation using the media selector tool.
| With | Without |
| • L-glutamine | • HEPES |
| • Gentamycin | • Phenol Red |
| • Proline | • Insulin |
| • Sodium pyruvate | |
| • Zinc |
The complete formulation is available.
Gibco™ Richter’s MEM is a modified formulation of Eagle's MEM that contains iron, zinc, putrescine, fatty acids, and gentamycin. Richter’s modification also includes very high concentrations of both choline chloride and i-Inositol. This product is made with Earle’s salts.
Product Use
For Research Use Only: Not intended for animal or human diagnostic or therapeutic use.
Gibco™ MEM contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, MEM requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). MEM uses a sodium bicarbonate buffer system (2.2 g/L) and therefore requires a 5-10% CO2 environment to maintain physiological pH.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 10373017 | Catalog Number: 10373017 |
