(Minimum Essential Medium-α) is widely used for mammalian cell culture as well as selection for transfected DHFR-negative cells. MEM α can be used with a variety of suspension and adherent mammalian cells, including keratinocytes, primary rat astrocytes, and human melanoma cells.
This MEM-alpha is modified as follows:
With: L-Glutamine Sodium Bicarbonate
Without: Nucleosides (Ribonucleosides and Deoxyribonucleosides) Phenol red
