S0146

Schneider′s Insect Medium

With ʟ-glutamine and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for insect cell culture

• Synonym(s): Schneider’s Drosophila Medium
• MDL number: MFCD00242089
• UNSPSC Code: 12352207
• NACRES: NA.75

Properties

• Product Name: Schneider′s Insect Medium, With L-glutamine and sodium bicarbonate, liquid, sterile-filtered, suitable for insect cell culture
• sterility: sterile-filtered
• form: liquid
• technique(s): cell culture | insect: suitable
• suitability: suitable for culture of other dipteran cell lines (Originally developed for the culture of Drosophila cells)
• components: NaHCO₃: 0.4 g/L; glucose: 2 g/L (Dextro); L-glutamine: 1.8 g/L
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: 2-8°C

Description

Application

Originally developed for the culture of Drosophila; suitable for culture of other dipteran cell lines.

Schneider′s insect medium has been used:

• to culture Drosophila neuronal cell line (BG3-c2 cells)
• to cultivate subcultures of Leishmania major for promastigote growth inhibition assay
• to seed purified ookinetes with Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells to assess the effect of the avermectin compound on cell development and to promote oocyte development

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 12 - Non Combustible Liquids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable