Basal Medium Eagle (BME) in Hanks’ Buffer
Basal Medium Eagle (BME) in Hanks’ Buffer was originally developed by Harry Eagle. Moreover, this media is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media. Furthermore, BME is the predecessor of Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) and Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DME).
Description
Background
Basal Medium Eagle (BME) in Hanks’ Buffer originally developed by Harry Eagle. Moreover, this media is one of the most widely used of all synthetic cell culture media. Markedly, BME is the predecessor of Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium (MEM) and Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DME). PurMa Biologics presently manufactures BME with Earle’s for use in a CO2 incubator, or with Hanks’ (HBSS) salts for use without CO2.
Ingredients
As the composition, this media contains HBSS buffer
HBSS buffer contains:
- Potassium Chloride
- Potassium Phosphate, monobasic
- Sodium Bicarbonate
- Sodium Chloride
- And lastly, Sodium Phosphate, dibasic
Application
PurMa Biologics manufactures 117 types BME in HBSS buffer. This media has been successfully used for variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including HeLa, BHK-21, 293, HEP-2, HT-1080, MCF-7, fibroblasts as well as primary rat astrocytes.
Formulation
For complete formulation click, or alternatively look at the “ Formulation Tab”: BME with Hanks’ Buffer (HBSS) Formulation
References
- Nutritional requirements for the production of herpes simplex virus. I. Influence of glucose and glutamine of herpes simplex virus production by HeLa cells. LEWIS et al. J Bacteriol. 1962 Mar;83(3):475-82. doi: 10.1128/jb.83.3.475-482.1962. PMID: 14464909
- Improved chemically defined basal medium (CMRL-1969) for primary monkey kidney and human diploid cells. Healy et al. Appl Microbiol. 1971 Jan;21(1):1-5. doi: 10.1128/am.21.1.1-5.1971.
- Differential cytopathogenicity accompanying Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection of human lung fibroblasts maintained in newborn bovine serum or fetal bovine serum. Upchurch et al. In Vitro. 1983 Mar;19(3 Pt 1):203-9. doi: 10.1007/BF0 2618060. PMID: 6187665.
Parameter | Specification |
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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 | N/A |
Indicator | Phenol red |
Mycoplasma Detection | Negative |
Sterility Tested | Sterile filtered using 0.22 µm filter |
Form | Liquid |
Shipping Condition | Room temperature |
Additional information
Condition | BME (HBSS) Standard Formulation, BME (HBSS) w/o Glutamine, BME (HBSS) w/o Phenol Red, BME (HBSS) w/o Sodium Bicarbonate, BME (HBSS) w/o Glucose, BME (HBSS) w/o Glutamine, w/o Phenol Red, BME (HBSS) w/o Glutamine, w/o Phenol Red, w/o Sodium Bicarbonate, BME (HBSS) 15 mM HEPES (3.6 g/L), BME (HBSS) 25 mM HEPES (5.9 g/L), BME (HBSS) With Sodium Pyruvate (0.11 g/L), BME (HBSS) High Sodium Bicarbonate (0.85 g/L), BME (HBSS) High Glucose (4.5 g/L), BME (HBSS) 15 mM HEPES (3.6 g/L), High Sodium Bicarbonate (0.85 g/L), BME (HBSS) 25 mM HEPES (3.6 g/L), High Sodium Bicarbonate (0.85 g/L) |
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Format | Liquid, Powder |
Size | 10 X 1000ml, 10 X 500ml, 1 x 500 ml, 6 x 500 ml, 1 x 1000 ml, 6 x 1000 ml, 1 x 10 L, 1 x 50 L |
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