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Fetal Bovine Serum

non-USA origin, γ-irradiated, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

FBS, FCS, sera, serum

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UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75
MDL number:
MFCD00132239
Biological source:
bovine fetus
Origin:
non-USA origin
Sterility:
γ-irradiated
sterile-filtered
Shipped in:
dry ice

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Product Name

Fetal Bovine Serum, non-USA origin, γ-irradiated, sterile-filtered, suitable for cell culture

biological source

bovine fetus

sterility

γ-irradiated
sterile-filtered

product line

FBS Classic

composition

hemoglobin, ≤25 mg/dL

origin

non-USA origin

availability

available only in EU
not available in Canada

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤10 EU/mL endotoxin

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

500

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Analysis Note

  • Endotoxin and hemoglobin tested

Application

FBS derived from clotted blood is the most widely used undefined supplement in eucaryotic, especially mammalian, cell culture. It is typically used with the classical media that were developed in the 1950s and 1960s. These include many popular media such as Minimum Essential Medium (MEM); Dulbecco′s Modified Eagles Media (DME, DMEM); Iscove′s Modified Eagles Medium (IMDM); M199 and Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium, RPMI-1640.
FBS is used in a broad range of cell culture applications. FBS provides many non-defined growth promoting and survival enhancing factor to cells in culture.

General description

FBS remains a popular media supplement because it provides a wide array of functions in cell culture. FBS delivers nutrients, growth and attachment factors and protects cells from oxidative damage and apoptosis by mechanisms that are difficult to reproduce in serum-free media (SFM) systems.

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Not available in USA or Canada. Please check with your local supplier regarding availability and import restrictions in your country.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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