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Cell Culture Reagent Gibco® Antibiotic-Antimycotic Antibiotic 100X 20 mL
USAMP#44576186SKU: 15240096Gibco®
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Solution contains penicillin, streptomycin, and Gibco Amphotericin B to prevent cell culture contamination
Solution contains 10,000 units/mL of penicillin, 10,000 µg/mL of streptomycin, and 25 µg/mL of Gibco Amphotericin B
The antibiotics penicillin and streptomycin prevent bacterial contamination of cell cultures due to their effective combined action against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Amphotericin B prevents fungal contamination of cell cultures due to its inhibition of multi-cellular fungus and yeast
Penicillin was originally purified from the fungus Penicillium and acts by interfering directly with the turnover of the bacteria cell wall and indirectly by triggering the release of enzymes that further alter the cell wall
Streptomycin was originally purified from Streptomyces griseus and acts by binding to the 30S subunit of the bacterial ribosome leading to inhibition of protein synthesis and death in susceptible bacteria
