| Name | MycoplasmaRemovalAgentReagent |
|---|---|
| RelatedProductNames | MYCOPLASMAREMOVALAGENTReagent,TissueCulture,MYCOPLASMAREMOVALAGENT |
| DescriptionofTarget | MYCOPLASMAREMOVALAGENT |
| Applications | TissueCulture |
| Format | Kit |
| Stability | 5yearsfromdateofdespatch. |
| ReconstitutionandStorage | Storeatroomtemperature. Thisproductshouldbestoredundiluted. Thisproductisphotosensitiveandshouldbeprotectedfromlight. |
| Storage | Storeatroomtemperature. Thisproductshouldbestoredundiluted. Thisproductisphotosensitiveandshouldbeprotectedfromlight. |
| LeadTime | Domestic:within2-3weeksdelivery International:2-3weeks |
| IntendedUse | ResearchUseOnly |
| KeyReference | 1.Nakai,N.etal.(2000)DetectionandeliminationofcontaminatingmicroorganismsinTransplantableTumorsandCellLines.Exp.Anim.49:309-313. |
| AdditionalInformation | ApproxProteinConc:50ug/ml |
| :: | IntendedUse:MRAisveryeffectiveatremovingmycoplasmafrominfectedcellcultures.Itshowsstronganti-mycoplasmaactivityagainstmanytypesofmycoplasmaincludingMycoplasmaorale,M.arginini,M.hyorhinisandAcholeplasmalaidlawii. MRAisalsosuitableforuseaftertheremovalofmycoplasma,topreventrecontaminationoftheculturewiththeoriginalmycoplasma,atpreventativedoses. Thisproductcanalsobeusedtopreventinitialinfectionofcellsinculturebymycoplasma. MRAisnontoxic,andwillnotinterferewiththeviabilityorfunctionofcellsinculture.ItshouldbeemphasisedthatMRAshouldnotbeusedasasubstituteforgoodcellculturetechniques. |
| :: | InstructionsForUse: MRAisveryeasytouse,simplyrequiringincubationforaweekafteradditiontocellculturescontaminatedbymycoplasma. IndicationsforUse: 1.AddMRAtocellculturescontaminatedbymycoplasmaataconcentrationof0.5ug/mlandincubateforaweek. 2.Formediareplacementorculturetransfer(passage),useamediumcontainingMRAatthissameconcentration. 3.TransferthecellculturesseveraltimeswithoutMRAandconfirmthatregrowthofthecontaminatingmycoplasmahasnotoccurred. Ifthereisaconcernaboutthepresenceofmycoplasmainserumortrypsin,MRAcanbeaddedtothemediaataconcentrationof0.5ug/mltopreventcontaminationofthecellculturesexposedtotheseproducts. N.B.Therecommendedconcentrationforuseis0.5ug/ml.TheMRAconcentrationmayberaisedupto1ug/mlonlywhentherecommendedconcentrationisineffectiveinremovingthemycoplasma. ThecytotoxicityofMRAislowandcelltoxicityisrarewhenusedattherecommendedconcentration.Forspecificfunctionofanycell,however,itisrecommendedthattheretentionofdesiredcellularcharacteristicsbeconfirmedaftertreatment. |