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RPMI-1640 Medium

With sodium bicarbonate, without methionine, cystine and ʟ-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

RPMI culture medium, RPMI-1640 cell culture medium, Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

product name

RPMI-1640 Medium, Modified, with sodium bicarbonate, without methionine, cystine and L-glutamine, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Quality Level

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

components

HEPES: no
sodium pyruvate: no
phenol red: yes
L-glutamine: no
NaHCO3: yes

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

RPMI 1640 Medium was developed at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in 1966 by Moore and his co-workers. A modification of McCoy′s 5A Medium, it was formulated to support lymphoblastoid cells in suspension culture, but it has since been shown to support a wide variety of cells that are anchorage-dependent. Originally intended to be used with a serum supplement, RPMI 1640 has been shown to support several cell lines in the absence of serum. It has also been widely used in fusion protocols and in the growth of hybrid cells. This medium is suitable for culturing human normal and neoplastic leukocytes.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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