With: 2mM L-Glutamine, 1mM Sodium pyruvate, 4.5gms Glucose per litre and 10mM HEPES buffer

Without: Phenol red and Sodium bicarbonate

Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) media are a series of media developed by Moore et al for the culture of human normal and neoplastic cells in vitro. RPMI 1640 is the most commonly used medium in the series. A modification of McCoy’s 5A medium, the medium was specifically designed to support the growth of human lymphoblastoid cells in suspension culture. Presently the medium is extensively used for a wide range of anchorage dependant cell lines. The medium needs to be supplemented with 5-20% fetal bovine serum. The medium is also known to support growth of cells in the absence of serum.

AT171 is RPMI with 2mM L-Glutamine, 1mM Sodium pyruvate, 4.5gms Glucose per litre and 10mM HEPES buffer. HEPES a zwitterionic buffer having a pKa of 7.3 at 37ºC prevents the initial rise in pH that tends to occur at the initiation of a culture and increases the buffering capacity of the medium. Its does not contain Phenol red and Sodium bicarbonate. Users are advised to review the literature for recommendations regarding medium supplementation and physiological growth requirements specific for different cell lines.