CIL is pleased to offer labeled cell growth media for E. coli, insect cells, yeast, and eukaryotic cells. Specific human proteins may be overexpressed in a variety of cell types using these media in conjunction with recombinant techniques so that one can obtain a relatively large amount of labeled purified protein for proteomic studies.
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Below is a description of each media product:
Celtone® Complete
Celtone® Complete yields a growth rate comparable to LB media, allowing for inoculation and induction within one working day. Glucose levels range from ~0.3 to 0.6 g/ L, depending on the batch. Celtone® Complete is a ready-to-use medium that does not require dilution or pH adjustment. Each lot is tested for sterility, cell growth and protein expression. Celtone® Complete is available in 0.1 L and 1 L sizes. Please see page 139 of the catalogue for a complete listing of Celtone® Complete products.
Celtone® Powder
Celtone® Powder is CIL’s most flexible nutrient-rich media. The advantage of Celtone® Powder is that researchers can formulate a custom medium based on their specific research needs. Depending on cell line and desired performance, this powdered media can be used at concentrations ranging from 1 g to 10 g per liter. Truly exceptional performance has been achieved using 10 g of Celtone® Powder in 1 L of medium containing M9 salts, 2-3 g/ L of glucose and 1 g of ammonium chloride (see graph on page 52). Because it is a powder, this product has the longest shelf life of any fully rich bacterial cell growth medium. Please note that if deuterium labeling is desired, D2O must be used in media preparation. Also note that it is normal to have insoluble material present after dissolution. This material may be removed using filter paper prior to sterile filtration and will not affect performance of the medium. Celtone® Powder is available in 0.5 g and 1 g packaged sizes. Please see page 139 of teh catalogue for a complete listing of Celtone® Powder products.
Spectra 9 Media
Spectra 9 Media is not a fully rich medium, however, it represents a cost-effective medium for E. coli growth and protein expression. It is comprised of labeled salts, labeled carbohydrates (>2 g glucose / L), and is supplemented with Celtone® Powder at a concentration of 1 g/ L. Please see page 139 of the catalogue for a complete listing of Spectra 9 Media
Yeast Media and Reagents
CIL is pleased to offer labeled cell growth media for E.coli, insect cells, yeast and eukaryotic cells. Specific human proteins may be over-expressed in a variety of cell types using these media in conjunction with recombinant techniques so that one can obtain a relatively large amount of labeled purified protein for proteomic studies. Please see page 138 of the catalogue for a complete listing of yeast media and reagents.
Insect Cell Media
CIL is proud to offer BioExpress® 2000, a rich growth media for culturing insect 
cells. The use of experimental
design in the optimisation of protein yield using BioExpress® 2000 is exemplified in CIL Application Note 20. BioExpress® 2000 is packaged as two components: a solid powder (a proprietary blend of inorganic salts, carbohydrates and labeled amino acids) and a liquid component (fatty acid solution). Selective amino acid-type labeling is possible with BioExpress® 2000 because the amino acid content is chemically defined. Please see page 138 of the catalogue for a complete listing of BioExpress® 2000 products.
Mammalian Cell Media
CIL offers the only commercially available labeled mammalian media intended 
for the production of labeled protein with yields suitable even for NMR studies. Similar growth characteristics should be obtained using BioExpress® 6000 as with using Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM). The amino acid content in BioExpress® 6000 is chemically defined so many different custom labeling strategies may be realised. Please see the growth curves below for HEK293 cells cultured in unlabeled, 15N-labeled and 13C,15N-labeled BioExpress® 6000. Please see page 138 of the catalogue for a complete listing of BioExpress® 6000 products.
Cell-Free Protein Expression
CIL offers a wide variety of products for cell-free protein expression. Cell-free protein expression methods offer several advantages over expression using E. coli or other in vivo expression systems. These advantages include increased speed, ability to express toxic proteins, ease of amino acid type selective labeling and an open system that allows cofactors, chaperones, redox molecules and detergents to be easily be added to the expression system. Cell-free methods also allow co-expression of multiple proteins and are amenable to automation. CIL is proud to distribute a wide range of products from CellFree Sciences (CFS). CIL also offers algal-derived amino acid mixes and conveniently packaged sizes (25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, etc.) of individual crystalline amino acids.]
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