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F2442

Fetal Bovine Serum

USA origin, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture, suitable for hybridoma

Synonym(s):

Fetal Bovine Sera, Fetal Calf Serum, FBS, FCS, sera, serum

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
eCl@ss:
32160409
NACRES:
NA.71
MDL number:
MFCD00132239
Biological source:
bovine fetus
Origin:
USA origin
Sterility:
sterile-filtered
Shipped in:
dry ice

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Product Name

Fetal Bovine Serum, USA origin, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture, suitable for hybridoma

biological source

bovine fetus

sterility

sterile-filtered

product line

FBS Classic

composition

Bovine IgG, ≤1 mg/mL
Hemoglobin, ≤20 mg/dL

origin

USA origin

technique(s)

cell culture | hybridoma: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤10 EU/mL endotoxin

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

500

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Analysis Note

  • Endotoxin and hemoglobin tested
  • Tested for the presence of bacteria, virus, and mycoplasma
  • Triple filtered with 0.1 micron membrane under aseptic conditions

Application

Fetal Bovine Serum has also been used as a component of:
  • perivascular-resident macrophage-like melanocytes (PVM/M) growth medium
  • synthetic oviduct fluid (SOF)
  • Eagle′s minimum essential medium (EMEM)
  • neurobasal medium
  • Hyclone McCoys 5 A medium
  • Hanks medium

Biochem/physiol Actions

FBS remains a popular media supplement because it provides a wide array of functions in cell culture. FBS delivers nutrients, growth and attachment factors and protects cells from oxidative damage and apoptosis by mechanisms that are difficult to reproduce in serum-free media (SFM) systems.

General description

Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is a complex mixture with low and high molecular weight biomolecules exhibiting optimal growth-enhancing and growth-suppressing functions. FBS contains molecules, such as growth factors, proteins, vitamins, trace elements, hormones etc. These molecules are important for the growth and maintenance of cells. It is a common supplement for cell culture media. FBS is derived from the calf blood. It is devoid of fibrin and clotting factors. Heat inactivation of FBS blocks the complement system. FBS derived from clotted blood is the most widely used undefined supplement in eukaryotic, especially mammalian, cell culture. It is typically used with the classical media that were developed in the 1950s and 1960s. These include many popular media such as Minimum Essential Medium (MEM), Dulbecco′s Modified Eagles Media (DME, DMEM); Iscove′s Modified Eagles Medium (IMDM), M199 and Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium, RPMI-1640.

Other Notes

Tested for the presence of bacteria, virus, mycoplasma, endotoxin and for hemoglobin content. Triple filtered with 0.1 micron membrane under aseptic conditions.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Inhibiting tyrosine phosphorylation of protein kinase Cd (PKCd) protects the salivary gland from radiation damage.
Wie SM et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289, 10900-10900 (2014)
Axenic Procyclic Culture of L. tropica and L. donovani in Culture of FBS-free Medium
Mosa FM, et al.
Ife Journal of Science, 4B, 3088-3093 (2015)
MENT, a heterochromatin protein that mediates higher order chromatin folding, is a new serpin family member.
Grigoryev SA et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274, 5626-5626 (1999)
Optimization of chemically defined cell culture media--replacing fetal bovine serum in mammalian in vitro methods.
van der Valk J et al.
Toxicology in vitro, 24, 1053-1053 (2010)
Diana Lizeth Cervantes-Madrid et al.
Oncology letters, 13(3), 1411-1416 (2017-04-30)
The expression levels of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) content have been associated with poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). There is a strong correlation between COX-2 expression and PGE2 production in tissues from CRC patients
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