Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium (IMDM)

  • Advanced Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (A-IMDM)

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    Advanced Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (A-IMDM)

    Background

    PurMaTM Advanced Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (A-IMDM) contains components that allow for a 60–90% reduction in FBS supplementation. More importantly, using synthetic components such as recombinant insulin, albumin, and transferrin increase consistency. This results in less variation amongst lot-to-lot serum changes. In A-IMDM, L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine is used as the source of glutamine. Additionally, reducing FBS requirements lowers the cost of cell culture experiments.

    Contents

    Advanced IMDM Contains:

    • includes all twenty essential and non-essential amino acids with higher concentrations than regular and MAX formulations.
    • A-IMDM incorporates elements that significantly reduce the need for a serum for cell culture.

    Crucial Ingredients:

    • PurMaTM Human Transferrin (Holo): prevents Improper iron storage and delivery in cell culture systems which is a major contributor to oxidative stress and protein damage.
    • PurMaTM Insulin Recombinant
    • Trace of other elements which mimic the elements in fetal bovine serum.
    Consequently, Advanced Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (A-IMDM) is a significant step toward a chemically defined form of this media. Unquestionably, Chemically Defined Advanced-IMDM (CD-A-IMDM) is the outcome of decades of cutting-edge research and will soon be offered globally to laboratories that are looking for consistency and repeatability in their data.

    Formulation

    Complete formulation of Advanced IMDM: Advanced IMDM Formulation

    References

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    Parameter Specification
    Appearance Red, clear liquid
    pH  7.2 ± 0.1
    Osmolality  275-360 mOsm/L
    Endotoxin  NMT< 2EU/mL
    Mycoplasma Negative
    Suitability  Suitable for mammalian cell culture
    Additive  Sodium pyruvate
    Indicator  Phenol red
    Mycoplasma Detection Negative
    Sterility Tested  Sterile filtered using 0.22 µm filter
    Form Liquid
    Shipping Condition  Room temperature
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  • Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (IMDM)

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    Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium (IMDM)

    Background

    Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium (IMDM) is specialized for rapidly proliferating, high-density cell lines. Therefore, it is excellent for Jurkat, Hek, COS-7, and macrophage cells. IMDM is a modified and more advanced version of DMEM. Additionally, it includes selenium as well as additional amino acids and vitamins. it is the only medium that lacks Iron, with potassium nitrate replacing ferric nitrate, therefore it makes it excellent  for adhesive cells.

    Ingredients

    It contains:
    • High Buffering Capacity with High NaHCO3 as well as  High HEPES
    • Sodium Bicarbonate (3.02 g/L)
    • 5.9 g/L HEPES
    • High glucose 4.5g/L
    • Non-Essential Amino Acids
    • 110 mg/L Sodium pyruvate (1.0 mM)
    • 15 mg/L Phenol Red
    • 0.584 g/L L-glutamine

    Formulation

    Complete formulation is available on our website as well as here : IMDM Formulation 

    References

    1. Plaque production by the polyoma virus. DULBECCO R, FREEMAN G. 1959 Jul;8(3):396-7. doi: 10.1016/0042-6822(59)90043-1. PMID: 13669362.
    2. Complete replacement of serum by albumin, transferrin, and soybean lipid in cultures of lipopolysaccharide-reactive B lymphocytes. J Exp Med. 1978 Mar 1; 147(3): 923–933. doi: 10.1084/jem.147.3.923 PMCID: PMC2184195
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    Appearance Red, clear liquid
    pH  7.2 ± 0.1
    Osmolality  275-360 mOsm/L
    Endotoxin  NMT< 2EU/mL
    Mycoplasma Negative
    Suitability  Suitable for mammalian cell culture
    Additive  Sodium pyruvate
    Indicator  Phenol red
    Mycoplasma Detection Negative
    Sterility Tested  Sterile filtered using 0.22 µm filter
    Form Liquid
    Shipping Condition  Room temperature
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  • Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium MAX (IMDM-MAX)

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    Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium MAX (IMDM-MAX)

    Background

    Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium MAX (IMDM-MAX) is a commonly used media for Mammalian cell culture.

    Advantages

    The advantages of IMDM-MAX over IMDM are:

    • Higher PH Capacity
    • Moreover, it contains 4 mM L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine (0.869 g/L) instead of L-Glutamine and therefore:
    • Possess longer shelf life.
    • More importantly, minimizes toxic ammonia build-up.
    • Significantly improves cell viability and growth.
    • Remains stable across a wide range of temperatures.
    • Improves the culture of primary cells.

    Mechanism

    Although L-glutamine is a vital amino acid, it degrades, resulting in the generation of toxic ammonia and pyrrolidine carboxylic acid. One way to minimize L-glutamine degradation in media is to gradually add these amino acids to your cell culture. However, keeping track of time to keep the amount of L-glutamine at the same level is tedious, if not impossible. Alternatively, L-alanyl-L-glutamine can be used because it is much more stable in aqueous solutions. More importantly, it does not easily degrade and gradually releases aminopeptidases. As a result, L-glutamine and L-alanine are then used by the cells for protein production in the TCA cycle. In addition to our Max formulation products, we manufacture PurMaTM GluaSup (Cat# P3S210 559) is a combination of L-alanyl-L-glutamine which prevents degradation of L-glutamine.

    Contents

    Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium MAX (IMDM-MAX) contains:

    • 5 mM sodium pyruvate
    • High glucose (4.5g/L)
    • Non-Essential Amino Acids
    • 3.7 g/L Sodium Bicarbonate; PurMa Biologics Manufactures several types of IMDM-MAX based on the amount of Sodium Bicarbonate and HEPES (PH capacity)
    • Phenol Red
    IMDM-MAX contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, it requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal bovine Serum (FBS).

    Formulation

    Complete formulation click here: IMDM-MAX Formulation 

    References

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    Parameter Specification
    Appearance Red, clear liquid
    pH  7.2 ± 0.1
    Osmolality  275-360 mOsm/L
    Endotoxin  NMT< 2EU/mL
    Mycoplasma Negative
    Suitability  Suitable for mammalian cell culture
    Additive  Sodium pyruvate
    Indicator  Phenol red
    Mycoplasma Detection Negative
    Sterility Tested  Sterile filtered using 0.22 µm filter
    Form Liquid
    Shipping Condition  Room temperature
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Although Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (IMDM) is specialized for rapidly proliferating cell lines, it is certainly quite suitable for slow-growing cells as well. Moreover, this medium is the only medium that lacks Iron, with potassium nitrate replacing ferric nitrate, therefore making it an excellent choice for adhesive cells.

scove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (IMDM) is specialized for rapidly proliferating, high-density cell lines. Therefore, it is excellent for Jurkat, Hek, COS-7, and macrophage cells. IMDM is a modified and more advanced version of DMEM. Additionally, it includes selenium as well as additional amino acids and vitamins. it is the only medium that lacks Iron, with potassium nitrate replacing ferric nitrate, therefore it makes it excellent for adhesive cells.

Ingredients

Iscove’s Modified Dulbecco’s Medium (IMDM) contains:

  • High Buffering Capacity with High NaHCO3 as well as High HEPES
  • Sodium Bicarbonate (3.02 g/L)
  • 5.9 g/L HEPES
  • High glucose 4.5g/L
  • Non-Essential Amino Acids
  • 110 mg/L Sodium pyruvate (1.0 mM)
  • 15 mg/L Phenol Red
  • 0.584 g/L L-glutamine

Formulation

Complete formulation of IMDM is available on our website as well as here: IMDM Formulation 

References

  1. Plaque production by the polyoma virus. DULBECCO R, FREEMAN G. 1959 Jul;8(3):396-7. doi: 10.1016/0042-6822(59)90043-1. PMID: 13669362.
  2. Complete replacement of serum by albumin, transferrin, and soybean lipid in cultures of lipopolysaccharide-reactive B lymphocytes. J Exp Med. 1978 Mar 1; 147(3): 923–933. doi: 10.1084/jem.147.3.923 PMCID: PMC2184195

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