Description
SILACRPMI1640MediumisRPMI1640basalcellculturemediumwithoutL-arginine,L-glutamine,andL-lysineforuseduringSILACproteinlabelingwithstableisotope-labeledlysineand/orarginine.RPMI1640Mediumiswidelyusedforsupportingthegrowthofmanydifferentmammaliancells.CellssuccessfullyculturedinRPMI-1640includeHeLa,Jurkat,MCF-7,PC12,PBMC,astrocytes,andcarcinomas.Weofferavarietyof
Gibco™RPMI1640modificationsforarangeofapplications.Findtherightmodificationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisRPMI1640Mediumismodifiedasfollows:| With | Without | 
|  | •Glucose | 
|  | •Phenolred | 
|  | •HEPES | 
|  | •L-arginine | 
|  | •L-glutamine | 
 RPMI1640Mediumisuniquefromothermediabecauseitcontainsthereducingagentglutathioneandhighconcentrationsofvitamins.RPMI1640Mediumcontainsbiotin,vitaminB12,andPABA,whicharenotfoundinEagle"sMinimalEssentialMediumorDulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium.Inaddition,thevitaminsinositolandcholinearepresentinveryhighconcentrations.RPMI1640Mediumcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,RPMI1640Mediumrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).SILACproteinlabelingexperimentsshouldbeconductedusingGibco™DialyzedFBS.RPMI1640Mediumusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(2.0g/L),andthereforerequiresa5-10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
cGMPManufacturingandQualitySystemSILACRPMI1640MediumismanufacturedatacGMP-compliantfacilitylocatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.
ForResearchUseorFurtherManufacturing.Notforuseindiagnosticprocedures.