Fungal Contamination Cell Culture

Penicillin-Streptomycin, Liquid

Category: Products & Services > Cell Culture & Transfection Reagents > Antibiotics & Antimycotics

The combination of the antibiotics penicillin and streptomycin are used to prevent bacterial contamination of cell cultures due to their effective action against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, respectively. Penicillin was originally purified from the fungi Penicillium and acts by interfering directly with the turnover of the bacteria cell wall and indirectly by triggering the release of enzymes that further alter the cell wall. Streptomycin was originally purified from Streptomyces griseus . Streptomycin acts by binding to the 30S subunit of the bacterial ribosome leading to inhibit...

Catalog: 15070-063
Size: 100 ml

Fungizone® Antimycotic, Liquid

Category: Products & Services > Cell Culture & Transfection Reagents > Antibiotics & Antimycotics

Fungizone® antimycotic is a formulation of Amphotericin B with sodium deoxycholate as an emulsifying agent to maintain the suspension. Amphotericin B is used to prevent the growth of fungi by causing an increase in fungal plasma membrane permeability. Gibco® Fungizone® antimycotic is used for the prevention of yeast and multicellular fungi contamination of cell cultures. Gibco® Fungizone contains 250 µg of amphotericin B and 205 µg of sodium deoxycholate per ml in distilled water. The recommended working concentration ranges from 0.25 to 2.50 µg/ml. Life Technologies offers a variety of antibi...

Catalog: 15290-018
Size: 20 ml