Preparation Note
Working concentration: Insulin, 5 μg/ml, transferrin, 5 μg/ml, sodium selenite, 5 ng/ml (3.0 x 10-8 M)
Storage conditions (working solution): -15 to -25 °C.
Prepare appropriate aliquots and avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Reconstitution
The insulin-transferrin-sodium selenite supplement should be reconstituted in 5 ml or 25 ml sterile double-dist. water (1000 x concentrated stock solution).
Further dilution with culture medium.
Application
The Insulin-Transferrin-Sodium Selenite Supplement is used in the cell culture media as a basal growth-factor supplement to which other cell type-specific nutrients and growth factors are added.
General description
The Insulin-Transferrin-Sodium Selenite Supplement contains the most essential growth-promoting components of serum-free culture media in an optimized ratio.
Source: Insulin- bovine pancreas; transferrin- human serum; Sodium selenite- synthetic