Description
RPMI1640Mediumwasoriginallydevelopedtoculturehumanleukemiccellsins
USPensionandasamonolayer.RoswellParkMemorialInstitute(RPMI)1640Mediumhassincebeenfoundsuitableforavarietyofmammaliancells,includingHeLa,Jurkat,MCF-7,PC12,PBMC,astrocytes,andcarcinomas.WeofferavarietyofRPMI1640Mediummodificationsforarangeofcellcultureapplications.Findtherightformulationusingthemediaselectortool.
ThisRPMIismodifiedasfollows:| With |  |  | Without | 
| •L-glutamine •HEPES
 | 
 Thecompleteformulationisavailable.
UsingRPMIRPMI1640Mediumisuniquefromothermediabecauseitcontainsthereducingagentglutathioneandhighconcentrationsofvitamins.RPMI1640Mediumcontainsbiotin,vitaminB
12,andPABA,whicharenotfoundinEagle"sMinimalEssentialMediumorDulbecco"sModifiedEagleMedium.Inaddition,thevitaminsinositolandcholinearepresentinveryhighconcentrations.RPMI1640Mediumcontainsnoproteins,lipids,orgrowthfactors.Therefore,RPMI1640Mediumrequiressupplementation,commonlywith10%FetalBovineSerum(FBS).RPMI1640Mediumusesasodiumbicarbonatebuffersystem(2.0g/L),andthereforerequiresa5–10%CO
2environmenttomaintainphysiologicalpH.
ProductuseFor
invitrodiagnosticuse.CAUTION:Notforhumanoranimaltherapeuticuse.Usesotherthantheintendedusemaybeaviolationoflocallaw.Customersusing
Gibco®RPMI1640inamanufacturingprocess,whohaveasubmissionwiththeFDA,mayrequestaletterofauthorizationfromustoreferenceourTypeIIDrugMasterFile(DMF).
cGMPmanufacturingandqualitysystemRPMI1640MediumismanufacturedatacGMP-compliantfacilitylocatedinGrandIsland,NewYork.ThefacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtoISO13485standards.Forsupplychaincontinuity,weofferanidenticalRPMI1640productmadeinourScotlandfacility(52400-025).ThisfacilityisregisteredwiththeFDAasamedicaldevicemanufacturerandiscertifiedtotheISO13485standard.
ForInVitroDiagnosticUse.