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M3769

Medium 199

Modified, with Earle′s salts, without L-glutamine, sodium bicarbonate, and phenol red, powder, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

M199 Medium, TCM 199

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NACRES:
NA.71
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
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Quality Segment

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

components

L-glutamine: no
phenol red: no
HEPES: no
sodium pyruvate: no
Earle’s salts (5% CO2): yes
NaHCO3: no

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

Medium 199 is a combination of vitamins, amino acids, and other factors that were originally developed as a completely defined media formulation for the culture of primary explants. This medium, when properly supplemented has broad applicability, particularly for non-transformed cells. Medium 199 is widely used for vaccine production, in vitro cultivation of primary pancreatic explants, and lens tissues.

Application

Medium 199 has been used:
  • to culture the primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) for use in cell viability assay
  • to flush the uterine horn of gilts to recover day 12 conceptuses from uteri
  • to culture the peritoneal cells and immortalized human mesothelial cells (MeT-5A and ATCC-CRL-9444)

Preparation Note

Formulated to contain 9.4 grams of powder per liter of medium.
Supplement with 0.1 g/L L-glutamine, 2.2 g/L sodium bicarbonate.


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable



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