Activated Charcoal Absorbed, FBS Premium, South America origin, Fetal bovine serum, 0.2 µm sterile filtered, 500 ml – P30-2302

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

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