Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium
Roswell Park Memorial Institute medium, commonly referred to as RPMI medium, is a form of medium used in cell culture and tissue culture. It has traditionally been used for growth of human lymphoid cells. This medium contains a great deal of phosphate and is formulated for use in a 5% carbon dioxide atmosphere. RPMI 1640 has traditionally been used for the serum-free expansion of human lymphoid cells.
RPMI 1640 uses a bicarbonate buffering system and differs from most mammalian cell culture media in its typical pH 8 formulation.
Properly supplemented with serum or an adequate serum replacement, RPMI 1640 allows the cultivation of many cell types, especially human T/B-lymphocytes, bone marrow cells and hybridoma cells.
There are a variety of similar media in the RPMI series, such as RPMI 1640.
The original RPMI-1640 formulation published by [1]
list of ingredients in 1640 :[2]
References
- ↑ Moore G.E. et al. (1967) J.A.M.A. 199,519 PMID 4960081
- ↑ https://www.applichem.com/fileadmin/produktinfo/a2040_en.pdf
External links
- http://www.bioind.com/RPMI1640
- http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/Area_of_Interest/Life_Science/Cell_Culture/Product_Lines/Classic_Media___Salts/RPMI_Media.html
- http://www.invitrogen.com/site/us/en/home/Products-and-Services/Applications/Cell-Culture/Mammalian-Cell-Culture/Classical_Media/RPMI.html