ZellShield®isaready-to-useagentforprotectingcellculturesfromabroadrangeofcommoncontaminantssuchasbacteria,fungi,yeastandmycoplasma.Theprotectiveeffectisbasedonacombinationofnovelantibioticswithoutsignificantsideeffects.Theapplicationofconventionalantibioticssuchaspenicillin,streptomycin,nystatinetc.isnotnecessary.ZellShield®canbeusedroutinelyasadditivedirectlytothemediumtosafeguardyourcellculture.
Benefits
BroadapplicABIlity
ZellShield®canbeusedforpermanentcellculturesaswellasfortheprotectionoffreshlypreparedprimarycells.
Nocelltoxicity
Uptodate,nocytotoxiceffectonvariouscelllinestreatedhasbeenreportedifusedasdescribed.
Specificity
ZellShield®isactiveagainstmostintracellularandextracellulargrowinggramnegativeandgrampositivebacteria,mycoplasma,protozoon,fungiandyeast.
Easytouse
SimplyaddZellShield®directlytoafreshlypreparedcellcultureorpremixwiththecellculturemedium.
Stability
Thereagentisstableandactiveduringtypicalincubationperiodsandconditions.
LowResistanceRisk
Carefullyselectedantimicrobialsshowanextremelylowresistancebias.Theircombinedactivityreducestheprobabilityforthesurvivalofresistantmutants.
RecommendedUse/Scope
Applicableinresearchandindustryforcellculturesonly.Notrecommendedforclinicalapplications.
KitComponents
Theeasyapplicable100xaqueoussolutionissterilefiltratedandready-to-use.
PackageSizes
- Cat.No.13-005050ml
Cat.No.13-01503x50ml
RequiredConsumables
none
Requiredlabdevices
none
Storage
ZellShield®mustbestoredbelow-18°C(Shippedoncoolpacks).ZellShield®islightsensitiveandmustbeprotectedfromlight.