Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum (D-FBS)

Fetal bovine serum dialyzed to remove small molecules, for experiments that need a more defined culture environment.

  • Reduces low-molecular-weight components: antibiotics, nucleotides, amino acids, and hormones
  • Improves consistency for defined-media and metabolic studies
  • Proudly made in the USA, manufactured in house
  • Certificate of Analysis available for every lot
  • Backed by decades of cell culture and protein biochemistry expertise
  • Bulk pricing, purchase orders, and custom formulations welcome
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Description

Background

Dialyzed Fetal Bovine Serum (D-FBS) provides more consistency among the cell culture experiments. That especially stands out in studies requiring a more defined environment of small molecules. Moreover, the dialysis process eliminates/reduces the concentration of low molecular weight components. That includes antibiotics, nucleotides, amino acids, hormones, salts, as well as various small proteins in the serum.

PurMaTM Dialyzed FBS is Free of Tetracycline and other Antibiotics.

Not sure which serum fits your cells? See our complete guide to cell culture serum.

PurMaTM Dialyzed FBS (DFBS)

  • PurMaTM Premium FBS is of USA origin.
  • We perform the dialysis using the 3500 Dalton (3.5 kDa) dialysis tube. The procedure carries out against 10X 10-liter PBS (pH 7.4). At the end, the dialyzed FBS is sterilized by 0.1 µM filters three times.
  • The parent FBS has gone through gamma irradiation as well as heat inactivation process.
  • PurMa Biologics performs vigorous analysis following the dialysis, which results in a certificate of analysis.
  • Free of Mycoplasma, steroids and hormones, and other pathogens.
  • Acceptable level of endotoxin (10 mg/Dl) and hemoglobin (20 mg/Dl).
  • Due to the loss of small growth factors and other essential elements below the size of 3.5 kDa we recommend using 15-20% DFBS in your media to ensure cultured cell wellbeing.

Analysis

Routine pathological analysis on PurMa bovine and horse serums: Routine Pathological Analysis on PurMa Bovine and Horse Serums

Further Instructions

On receiving the bottle or on first usage, defrost and aliquot the bottle into smaller quantities as freezing and thawing is not recommended for this product.

References

  1. Optimization of chemically defined cell culture media–replacing fetal bovine serum in mammalian in vitro methods. van der Valk et al. Toxicol In Vitro. 2010 Jun;24(4):1053-63. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.03.016. Epub 2010 Mar 31. PMID: 2036204.
  2. Removal of serum lipids and lipid-derived metabolites to investigate breast cancer cell biology.Brovkovych et al. Proteomics; available in PMC 2019 Sep 12.Published in final edited formas: Proteomics. 2019 Sep; 19(18): e1800370. Published online 2019 May 7. doi: 10.1002/pmic.201800370. PMCID: PMC6742575.
Methodology Unit measured Accepted level Result
Sterility (Current USP and EP 2.6.1 for Bacteria & Fungi) NA Not Detected Not Detected
pH N/A measured 6.58
Osmolality (USP 785)     mOsm/KgH2 mOsm/KgH20 280-340 288
Hemoglobin (Fleming & Woolf) mg/dL <25 12.9
Endotoxin (USP 85) EU/mL <20 <0.100
Mycoplasma (Barile & Kern; Large Volume, Direct Culture) NA Not Detected Not Detected
IgG Elliza Measured 0.19 ug/ml
Albumin Eliza Measured ≤ 4.6 g/dL
Virus Testing (9 CFR 113.53c)
Bovine Adenovirus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bovine Parvovirus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Rabies NA Not Detected Not Detected
Reovirus NA Not Detected Not Detected
Cytopathogenic Agents (IBR) NA Not Detected Not Detected
Hemadsorbing Agents (PI3) NA Not Detected Not Detected
Bluetongue NA Not Detected Not Detected

 

Learn more: What Is Fetal Bovine Serum Used For?

Additional information

Size

1 x 50 ml, 1 x 500 ml

Documents

Certificate of Analysis (COA): Available upon request for your specific order — email info@purmabiologics.com and we will send the current lot documentation.

Safety Data Sheet (SDS): Available upon request — email info@purmabiologics.com.

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