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RPMI-1640 Medium

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

Synonym(s):

Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1640 medium

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MDL number:
MFCD00217820
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

product name

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

Quality Level

400

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

components

phenol red: no
L-glutamine: no
HEPES: no
sodium pyruvate: 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.
RPMI-1640 Medium is suitable for culturing human normal and neoplastic leukocytes. 

Application

RPMI-1640 Medium has been used:
  • to culture Mantle cell lymphoma cells
  • to culture mouse podocytes
  • in the extraction of whole bone marrow from rat Femur and tibia bones

Other Notes

Phenol red has been shown to interfere with the growth of some cells at clonal densities.
Use this medium when working with stem cells or when growing cells at low densities.
Also recommended for in vitro diagnostics use.

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Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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