Description
DMEM(Dulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium)isawidelyusedbasalmediumforsupportingthegrowthofmanydifferentmammaliancells.CellssuccessfullyculturedinDMEMincludeprimaryfibroblasts,neurons,glialcells,HUVECs,andsmoothmusclecells,aswellascelllinessuchasHeLa,293,Cos-7,andPC-12.WeofferavarietyofDMEMmodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisDMEMismodifiedasfollows:| With | Without | 
| •HighGlucose | •SodiumPyruvate | 
| •L-glutamine | •PhenolRed | 
 Thecompleteformulationisavailable.
UsingDMEMDMEMisuniquefromothermediaasitcontains4timestheconcentrationofaminoacidsandvitaminsthantheoriginalEagle"sMinimalEssentialMedium.DMEMwasoriginallyformulatedwithlowglucose(1g/L)andsodiumpyruvate,butisoftenusedwithhigherglucoselevels,withorwithoutsodiumpyruvate.DMEMcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,DMEMrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).DMEMusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(3.7g/L),andthereforerequiresa5–10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
cGMPmanufacturingandqualitysystemDMEMismanufacturedatacGMP-compliantfacilitylocatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.
ForInVitroDiagnosticUse.