Fetal Bovine Serum, qualified, Brazil

Gibco fetal bovine sera offer excellent value for basic cell culture, specialty research, and specific assays, earning the trust ofRead more

Catalog Number	Quantity
12657029	500 mL

Our improved Value Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) features enhanced specifications with unchanged stability, manufacturing, storage, and transport processes.

Catalog number 12657029

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Gibco fetal bovine sera offer excellent value for basic cell culture, specialty research, and specific assays, earning the trust of researchers with consistent quality and award-winning support that helps meet your research needs and budget requirements

Sera category: Value (Standard)
Origin: South American

Virus and mycoplasma tested. Supplied with a Certificate of Analysis detailing QC results.

For research use or further manufacturing use only. Serum and blood proteins are not for direct administration into humans or animals.

Specifications

Purity or Quality GradeQualified

Shipping ConditionDry Ice

SpeciesBovine

AgeFetal

Country of OriginBrazil

FormatBottle

Product TypeFetal Bovine Serum

Quantity500 mL

Serum TreatmentStandard (Sterile-filtered)

SterilitySterile

Unit SizeEach

Contents & Storage

Storage conditions: ≤-10°C
Shipping conditions: Frozen

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What are the benefits and disadvantages of using heat-inactivated FBS in cell culture?

Heating inactivates complement. Active complement can participate in cytolytic events, contract smooth muscle, release histamine from mast cells and platelets, and activate lymphocytic and macrophage cells. Applications where heat-inactivated serum is recommended include immunological studies and culturing of embryonic stem cells (ESCs), insect cells, and smooth muscle cells.
Heat inactivation helps to achieve bottle-to-bottle and lot-to-lot stability by neutralizing many factors that can vary largely from lot to lot.
There aren't necessarily disadvantages to heat inactivation of FBS, but there is some evidence that suggests there may be no added benefit to it unless you are carrying out immune studies.

Note: Heat inactivation is performed in a 56 degrees C water bath for 30 min with swirling every 10 min or so for heat distribution and to lower the degree of protein aggregation/flocculant precipitation. Note: If the time or temperature is exceeded, the serum may thicken to a gel. If this occurs, the serum is no longer usable. Unnecessary heat inactivation can take up time and potentially lead to wasted reagents if a mistake is made during the protocol¹.

1. Pellerin, et al., Bioengineering, published in 2021.

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What is the difference between "qualified" versus "certified" purity grade FBS?

The main difference is in the Quality Control (QC) test specifications. “Qualified” and “Certified” FBS go through the same QC tests but “Certified” FBS has additional QC tests as well as more stringent QC test specifications for endotoxin and hemoglobin levels. The additional QC tests in “Certified” FBS include biochemical and hormonal profiling.

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