Description

PurMaTM McCoy’s 5A Medium was originally used to perform analysis on Walker Carcinosarcoma 256 Cells, and subsequently modified to create a new medium known as McCoy’s 5A Medium. PurMaTM McCoy’s 5A Medium contains several folds of amino acids and vitamins compared to the original formulation.  There are several versions of McCoy’s 5A available in market. McCoy’s 5A produced by PurMa Biologics covers the main needs for most of the cell’s lines, delivers consistency, excellent quality, and the and the full control that needed for mammalian cell culture. PurMaTM McCoy’s 5A contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, it requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). This Advanced MCCOY’S 5A contains:

  • High glucose (3g/L)
  • Non-Essential Amino Acids
  • Phenol Red
  • L-glutamine

Why PurMa Biologics? Why we stand behind our cell culture media:

  1. Our products are the outcome of 30 years of experience in cutting edge cell and tissue culture science.
  2. We routinely manufacture over 1500 media which is the most comprehensive collection of cell and tissue culture media.
  3. We utilize %99 pure amino acids. This will significantly increase the consistency among your experiments, and the result of your lab compared to other laboratories working on the same issues.
  4. Considering the highest quality, our prices are extremely reasonable.

Application of PurMaTM McCoy’s

This media has elements that prevent clumping the cells which is a necessity for performing analysis on these cells. Ham’s F-12K has been formulated for use in a 5% carbon dioxide atmosphere and is not recommended for higher and lower percentages of CO2. It utilizes a bicarbonate buffering system. Scientists in PurMa Biologics have successfully evaluated PurMaTM McCoy’s medium for the culture of vast varieties of primary Skin cells, insect cells,  as well as bovine preantral follicles, post implantation hamster embryos. McCoy’s 5A Medium is widely used for commercial cell line as CHO, HEK 293, HeLa and  Jurkat cells. PurMaTM McCoy’s Medium contains no proteins, lipids, or growth factors. Therefore, Ham’s F-12 Medium requires supplementation, commonly with 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Formulation: for complete formulation click here: Regular McCoy Formulation

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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