Table 12.1 Eukaryote and prokaryote culture media

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Minimal Essential Media
Inorganic salts (mg/liter)
CaCl	200.00	KCl	400.00	MgSO7HO	200.00
NaCl	6800.00	NaHCO	2200.00	NaHPOHO	140.00
Other components
D-Glucose	1000.00	Lipoic acid	0.20	Phenol red	10.00
Sodium pyruvate	110.00
Amino Acids
L-Alanine	25.00	L-Arginine	105.00	L-Asparagine	50.00
L-Aspartic acid	30.00	L-Cystine	24.00	L-Cysteine	100.00
L-Glutamic acid	75.00	L-Glutamine	292.00	Glycine	50.00
L-Histidine	31.00	L-Isoleucine	52.50	L-Leucine	52.40
L-Lysine	58.00	L-Methionine	15.00	Phenylalanine	32.00
L-Proline	40.00	L-Serine	25.00	L-Threonine	48.00
L-Tryptophan	10.00	L-Tyrosine	36.00	L-Valine	46.00
Vitamins
Ca pantothenate	1.00	Choline chloride	1.00	Folic Acid	1.00
i-Inositol	2.00	Nicotinamide	1.00	Pyridoxal HCl	1.00
Riboflavin	0.10	Thiamine HCl	1.00
Nutrient Broth
			g/liter
Bacto-Beef Extract			3
Bacto-Peptone			5

Source: GIBCO Laboratories Catalogue & Reference Guide, 1987 and DIFCO Manual of Dehydrated Culture Media and Reagents, DIFCO Laboratories, Detroit, MI.