Fetal Bovine And Horse Serums

Bovine Serums

PurMa™
Bovine Calf Serum
(BCS)

PurMa™ Premium
Fetal Bovine Serum
(FBS)

PurMa™ Ultra
Fetal Bovine Serum
(U-FBS)

PurMa™
Endotoxin-Depleted
Fetal Bovine Serum
(ED-FBS)

PurMa™
Dialyzed
Fetal Bovine Serum
(D-FBS)

PurMa™
Lipid-Depleted
Fetal Bovine Serum
(LD-FBS)

PurMa™
Charcoal-Stripped
Fetal Bovine Serum
(CS-FBS)

Horse Serums

PurMa™
Horse Serum
(HS)

PurMa™ Premium
Fetal Horse Serum
(FHS)

PurMa™ Ultra
Fetal Horse Serum
(U-FHS)

  PurMa™
Endotoxin-Depleted
Fetal Horse Serum
(ED-FHS)

  PurMa™
Dialyzed
Fetal Horse Serum
(D-FHS)

  PurMa™
Lipid-Depleted
Fetal Horse Serum
(LD-FHS)

  PurMa™
Charcoal-Stripped
Fetal Horse Serum
(CS-FHS)

Is Heat Inactivation necessary for FBS?

It thoroughly depends on the cell lines. The heat inactivation of Fetal Bovine Serum is unnecessary for most of the cell lines. It has been proven to us that the differentiated cell line does much better in heat-inactivated serum.

The best way to find out whether heat inactivation is necessary for your cell culture is to empirically determine that in your own study.

Mycoplasma and certain viruses are essentially non-infectious after heat inactivation. But whether it is needed or not, you must keep the experiments consistent and do it for all your experiments as still a lot is unknown about FBS contents.