Technical Resources - Media Formulations

41500 - MEM, powder, NEAA

Catalog Number(s):
41500018 ,41500034 ,41500067 ,41500083

Components Molecular Weight Concentration (mg/L) mM
Amino Acids
Glycine 75 7.5 0.1
L-Alanine 89 8.9 0.1
L-Arginine hydrochloride 211 126 0.597
L-Asparagine-H2O 132 15 0.114
L-Aspartic acid 133 13.3 0.1
L-Cystine 2HCl 313 31.28 0.0999
L-Glutamic Acid 147 14.7 0.1
L-Glutamine 146 292 2
L-Histidine hydrochloride-H2O 210 42 0.2
L-Isoleucine 131 52 0.397
L-Leucine 131 52 0.397
L-Lysine hydrochloride 183 72.5 0.396
L-Methionine 149 15 0.101
L-Phenylalanine 165 32 0.194
L-Proline 115 11.5 0.1
L-Serine 105 10.5 0.1
L-Threonine 119 48 0.403
L-Tryptophan 204 10 0.049
L-Tyrosine disodium salt dihydrate 261 51.9 0.199
L-Valine 117 46 0.393
Vitamins
Choline chloride 140 1 0.00714
D-Calcium pantothenate 477 1 0.0021
Folic Acid 441 1 0.00227
Niacinamide 122 1 0.0082
Pyridoxal hydrochloride 204 1 0.0049
Riboflavin 376 0.1 0.000266
Thiamine hydrochloride 337 1 0.00297
i-Inositol 180 2 0.0111
Inorganic Salts
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) (anhyd.) 111 200 1.8
Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4) (anhyd.) 120 97.67 0.814
Potassium Chloride (KCl) 75 400 5.33
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) 58 6800 117.24
Sodium Phosphate monobasic (NaH2PO4-H2O) 138 140 1.01
Other Components
D-Glucose (Dextrose) 180 1000 5.56
Phenol Red 376.4 10 0.0266

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