RPMI-1640 medium was developed by Moore and colleagues at Roswell Park Memorial Institute in 1966 for the growth of human leukemic cells in monolayer or suspension.
RPMI-1640 medium is a multipurpose medium with many applications for a wide range of mammalian cell lines, such as the Jurkat cell line, hybridoma cells, human myeloma, mouse hybridoma, human leukocytes, and B and T lymphocytes.
Its formulation without sodium bicarbonate contains L-Glutamine.
 
Shelf Life: 24 months
Sterility: Non Sterile
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