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Schneider′s Insect Medium

With ʟ-glutamine and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for insect cell culture

Synonym(s):

Schneider’s Drosophila Medium

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MDL number:
MFCD00242089
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75

Product Name

Schneider′s Insect Medium, With L-glutamine and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for insect cell culture

Quality Level

400

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable

suitability

suitable for culture of other dipteran cell lines (Originally developed for the culture of Drosophila cells)

components

NaHCO3: 0.4 g/L
glucose: 2 g/L (Dextro)
L-glutamine: 1.8 g/L

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Schneider′s insect medium has been used:
  • to culture Drosophila neuronal cell line (BG3-c2 cells)
  • to cultivate subcultures of Leishmania major for promastigote growth inhibition assay
  • to seed purified ookinetes with Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells to assess the effect of the avermectin compound on cell development and to promote oocyte development

Originally developed for the culture of Drosophila; suitable for culture of other dipteran cell lines.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

S0146-VAR:
S0146-100ML:
S0146-PROC:
S0146-6X1L:
S0146-6X500ML:
S0146-500ML:
S0146-1L:
S0146-BULK:

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