PBS (phosphate buffered saline) is a balanced salt solution used for a variety biological and cell culture Applications , such as washing cells before dissociation, transporting cells or tissue, diluting cells for counting, and preparing reagents. Applications PBS is also useful in…

Magnesium is a typical ionic halide, and is very soluble in water. Magnesium has a variety of biological roles in enzymology, cell membrane/wall structure, muscle cell physiology, and nucleic acid structure. Magnesium is an essential co-factor in many enzymes, including DNAse, some restriction…

Trypsin is a proteolytic enzyme used to detach adherent cell from culture vessel surfaces. Typical use includes removing adherent cells from a culture surface. Applications Trypsin is a serine protease derived from porcinepancreas. It is a single chain polypeptide of 223 amino acid residue…

PBS (phosphate buffered saline) is a balanced salt solution used for a variety biological and cell culture applications, such as washing cells before dissociation, transporting cells or tissue, diluting cells for counting, and preparing reagents. Endotoxin and Mycoplasma tested Applications …

Eagle’s minimal essential medium (EMEM) is a cell culture medium developed by Harry Eagle that can be used to maintain cells in tissue culture. Basal medium with different variations. Applications MEM was developed by Dr. Harry Eagle to overcome problems encountered when attempting to grow…

LB Agar 1.5% Lennox provides all nutritional requirements of these organisms. LB Agar 1.5% Lennox contains half the sodium chloride level of the Miller formulation of LB Agar. Just autoclave to melt and pour. Applications LB Agar 1.5% Lennox is nutritionally rich. It was developed by…

L-glutamine is a cell culture supplement, and an essential amnio acid. L-glutamine is required in cell culture for cellular growth. 100X concentration Applications L-glutamine is used in cell culture as an energy source in addition to carbohydrates (i.e. glucose, sucrose, maltose, etc.).…

Tris HCl 2M pH 6.8 is useful with SDS-PAGE and Electrophoresis. Tris solutions are formulated into working concentrations for preparing the stacking and resolving portions of native or SDS-PAGE gels using discontinuous buffer systems according to Laemmli (1970) or Ornstein and Davis (1959).Tris…

RPMI 1640 is suitable for a wide range of anchorage independent cells. RPMI 1640 Medium is commonly supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). With 2.0 g/L sodium bicarbonate With HEPES buffer Applications RPMI-1640 medium was developed by Moore et al., at Roswell Park Memorial…

EMEM (Eagle’s Minimal Essential Medium) is a cell culture medium developed by Harry Eagle that can be used to maintain cells in tissue culture. Basal medium with different variations Without L-Glutamine Applications EMEM has a higher amino acid concentration and 2 to 5 times greater…

MEM NEAA contains the same non-essential amino acids found in the standard MEM, at a strength of 100. MEM NEAA 100X can be used to enhance cell growth and prolong the viability of cells in culture. 100X of Non-essential amino acids MEM NEAA 100X is commonly used as a supplement to minimal…

This modification of Dulbecco's MEM was developed by Dr. Iscove and his coworkers to assist in their studies of hematopoietic stem cells. They modified Dulbecco's MEM by the addition of HEPES buffer, selenium, additional amino acids, vitamins and sodium pyruvate, and potassium nitrate…

Penicillin-Streptomycin acts in two ways. Penicillin inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis. While, streptomycin inhibits prokaryote protein synthesis by preventing the transition from initiation complex to chain-elongating ribosome, causing miscoding. 100X concentration of mixture of penicillin…

HEPES (4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid ) is a zwitterionic organic chemical buffering agent at most biological pH’s and is categorized as an all- purpose buffer available for biological research. pH 7.2 – 7.6 Applications HEPES 1M is used as a buffer alternative from…

TE is composed of buffering agent Tris, and chelating agent EDTA. EDTA prevents degradation of DNA and RNA by chelating magnesium (or other divalent metal ions). Together, this Tris-EDTA based solution solubilizes DNA or RNA, while protecting it from degradation. Filtered through a 0.22 µm…

Applications Standard, unstabilized solutions of L-glutamine spontaneously break down over time to release cytotoxic amines. Glutamine XL is a stabilized solution that prevents degradation and cytotoxicity, with the benefit of a long shelf life. The incorporated L-alanine protects the unstable…

DMEM (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium) is a widely used basal medium for supporting the growth of many different mammalian cells. With: High Glucose Without: HEPES MEM Spinner was developed when calcium component was removed from the MEM medium, and resulted in a medium that supports the…

Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood is used for cultivating fastidious microorganisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions produced by many bacterial species. Applications Grow a wide variety of fastidious organisms on TSA with Sheep Blood, a general purpose non-selective…

Tris is compatible with many enzymes in molecular biology, for example DNA modifying enzymes, because its buffering range is between 7.1-8.9. The lower pH 7.4 can be associated more with maintaining RNA, however, the pH 8.0 works equally as well with both DNA and RNA nucleic acids. Applications…

TBS 10X pH 7.4 is used as a washing buffer for cellular and molecular biology techniques. DNase, RNase and Protease tested. Applications TBS 10X pH 7.4 will be useful as a washing buffer for electrodes, microtiter plates, and alkaline phophatase or peroxidase conjugates. TBS 10X pH 7.4 can…

TBE (TRIS Borate EDTA) is often used in procedures involving nucleic acids, the most common being electrophoresis. Tris-acid solutions are effective buffers for slightly basic conditions, which keep DNA deprotonated and soluble in water. Applications EDTA is a chelator of divalent cations,…

E199 or Medium 199 with Earle's Salt is one of the best known media in the history of cell culture. Morgan, Morton and Parker's Medium 199 was the first really successful attempt to develop a totally defined medium. Medium 199 was originally developed for nutritional studies of chick embryo…

Amphotericin B, Penicilllin, Stretomycin Mix is useful for reducing the chance of microbial contamination. Convenient mixture of the antibiotics and antifungal agent in one bottle. 100X concentration, just dilute 1:100 in the culture medium Recommended for use in cell culture applications at…

Sodium Acetate, 3M pH 5.2 is a common molecular biology reagent. All production lots are tested to ensure that they are free of Dnase, Rnase & Proteases. It is often used in buffer systems to maintain the pH of a given solution. Filtered through a 0.22 µm membrane Dnase, Rnase, and Protease…

RPMI 1640 is suitable for a wide range of anchorage independent cells. RPMI 1640 Medium is commonly supplemented with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). With 2.0 g/L Sodium Bicarbonate Without HEPES buffer Applications E199 has broad species applicability, particularly for cultivation of…

USDA FBS is used as a supplement in classical cell culture media. USDA FBS both nourishes and protects the cells in a way that almost nothing else has been found to do. USDA Approved – Premium Grade Bovine serum stimulates the cells to grow and multiply and helps to keep the cells…

YES Agar Plates are for use of propagation and maintenance of yeasts for use in molecular biology Applications YES Agar Plates are for the growth of yeast.

Low-EDTA 1X, pH 8.0 is molecular biology grade TE buffer used to store DNA and RNA. EDTA chelates Mg2 and other divalent metals ions – (inhibits DNAse and RNAse to suppress DNA and RNA degradation). Tris is a buffering agent to keep the solution at a defined pH – The ‘Cl’ or ‘HCl’ indicates the…

SOC medium is a ready-to-use solution, useful in the final step of bacterial cell transformation to obtain maximal transformation efficiency of E. coli. Without magnesium chloride, needs to be added before use. Autoclave sterilized Applications SOC is a microbial growth medium used for…

DPBS is a balanced salt solution (BSS) used for the handling and culturing of mammalian cells. Calcium and magnesium facilitate cell binding and clumping. DPBS without these ions can be used to wash and rinse suspended cells. Without Phenol Red Applications DPBS can be used to provide a…

LB Agar Plates are used for the growth and maintenance of E. coli strains used in molecular microbiology procedures. Applications The following variations of LB Agar Plates are nutritionally rich media designed for growth of pure cultures of recombinant strains. LB Agar plates are suitable…

Trypsin is a proteolytic enzyme used to detach adherent cell from culture vessel surfaces. Typical use includes removing adherent cells from a culture surface. Applications Trypsin is a serine protease derived from porcinepancreas. It is a single chain polypeptide of 223 amino acid residue…