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Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium (EMEM)

30-2003

Eagle's minimum essential medium modified to contain Earle's Balanced Salt Solution, non-essential amino acids, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 mM sodium pyruvate, and 1500 mg/L sodium bicarbonate. It has applications for cell culture, cell growth, and viability.
Product category
Media
Formulation
Contains Earle’s Balanced Salt Solution, non-essential amino acids, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 mM sodium pyruvate, and 1500 mg/L sodium bicarbonate. NOTE: This reduced level of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3, 1.5 g/L) is intended for use in a 5% CO2 in air.
Comments
This reduced level of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3, 1.5 g/L) is intended for use in 5% CO2 in air. Additional sodium bicarbonate may be required for use in incubators containing higher percentages of CO2.
Applications
Cell culture
Cell growth and viability
Volume
500 mL
Storage conditions
2°C to 8°C
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Documentation

ATCC determined that a biosafety level is not applicable to this material based on our risk assessment as guided by the current edition of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is your responsibility to complete your own risk assessment and understand any potential hazards associated with the material per your organization’s policies and procedures and any other applicable regulations as enforced by your local or national agencies.

Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
Modified to contain Earle's Balanced Salt Solution, non-essential amino acids, 2 mM L-glutamine, 1 mM sodium pyruvate, and 1500 mg/L sodium bicarbonate. 

Handling information

Handling notes
Store medium at 2°C to 8°C in the dark when not in use.

Quality control specifications

Bacterial and fungal testing
Not detected
Mycoplasma contamination
Not detected
Endotoxin
≤ 0.5 EU/mL
Osmolality
260 to 320 mOsm/kg
pH
7.0 to 7.4
Growth promotion
Pass

History

Depositors
ATCC

Legal disclaimers

Intended use
This product is intended for laboratory research use only. It is not intended for any animal or human therapeutic use, any human or animal consumption, or any diagnostic use.
Warranty

The product is provided 'AS IS' and the viability of ATCC® products is warranted for 30 days from the date of shipment, provided that the customer has stored and handled the product according to the information included on the product information sheet, website, and Certificate of Analysis. For living cultures, ATCC lists the media formulation and reagents that have been found to be effective for the product. While other unspecified media and reagents may also produce satisfactory results, a change in the ATCC and/or depositor-recommended protocols may affect the recovery, growth, and/or function of the product. If an alternative medium formulation or reagent is used, the ATCC warranty for viability is no longer valid.  Except as expressly set forth herein, no other warranties of any kind are provided, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, manufacture according to cGMP standards, typicality, safety, accuracy, and/or noninfringement.

Disclaimers

This product is intended for laboratory research use only. It is not intended for any animal or human therapeutic use, any human or animal consumption, or any diagnostic use. Any proposed commercial use is prohibited without a license from ATCC.

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