Dulbecco’s MEM is the most widely used modification of BME. It contains a 4-fold higher concentration of amino acids and vitamins. Non-essential amino acids and certain essential trace elements were added. The bicarbonate concentration was increased. The standard formula for DMEM is with 1000mg/ml glucose. DMEM “High Glucose“ with 4500mg/ml aides in the cultivation of certain cell types. DMEM was originally developed for the culture of mice embryonic cells. Today, it finds a broad application of serum free culture of normal and transformed mouse and chicken cells.
Components shown as mg/liter |
Inorganic Salts: | mg/L |
Cupric Sulfate•5H2O | 0.000625 |
Ferric Nitrate•9H2O | 0.075 |
Ferrous Sulfate•7H2O | 0.2085 |
Magnesium Chloride | 14.39 |
Magnesium Sulfate | 73.2525 |
Potassium Chloride | 356 |
Sodium Chloride | 6699.75 |
Sodium Phosphate Dibasic | 35.51 |
Sodium Phosphate Monobasic•H2O 93.75 | |
Zinc Sulfate•7H2O | 0.21575 |
L-Alanine | 2.25 |
L-Arginine•HCl | 115.75 |
L-Asparagine•H2O | 3.7525 |
L-Aspartic Acid | 3.325 |
L-Cysteine•HCl•H2O | 8.75 |
L-Cystine•2HCI | 47.25 |
L-Glutamic Acid | 3.675 |
L-Glutamine | 474.5 |
Glycine | 24.3775 |
L-Histidine•HCl•H2O | 36.74 |
L-Isoleucine | 79.735 |
L-Leucine | 82.025 |
L-Lysine•HCl | 118.625 |
L-Methionine | 23.62 |
L-Phenylalanine | 50.74 |
L-Proline | 8.625 |
L-Serine | 34.125 |
L-Threonine | 74.225 |
L-Tryptophan | 12.51 |
L-Tyrosine•Na2•2H2O | 79.945 |
L-Valine | 73.425 |
D-Biotin | 0.001825 |
Choline Chloride | 6.49 |
Vitamin B-12 | 0.34 |
Folic Acid | 3.33 |
myo-Inositol | 9.9 |
Niacinamide | 3.00925 |
D-Sodium Pantothenate | 3.12 |
Pyridoxine•HCl | 3.0155 |
Riboflavin | 0.3095 |
Thiamine•HCl | 3.085 |
Thymidine | 0.1825 |
D-Glucose | 3825.5 |
Hypoxanthine | 1.02 |
Linoleic Acid | 0.021 |
Thioctic Acid (Lipoic acid) | 0.0525 |
Phenol Red | 11.575 |
Putrescine•2HCl | 0.04025 |
Sodium Pyruvate | 27.5 |
Total: | 12.53g/L |
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