Fetal bovine serum, South America origin, activated charcoal absorbed

Fetal bovine serum, South America origin, activated charcoal absorbed

Product description

PAN-Biotech offers special types of serum: charcoal absorbed, delipidized, dialyzed, gamma irradiated, heat inactivated and gamma globulin reduced.

Activated charcoal treated serum

Fetal bovine serum is heated in a water bath with dextran and activated charcoal. The activated charcoal, together with the substances bound to it, is then removed by centrifugation and filtration.

Application
• Work involving reduced hormone content (steroids)
• Work involving reduced growth factors (prevention of cell differentiation)
• Receptor studies (e. g. estrogens)
• Minimizes lot-to-lot variations in serum