Trypsin-EDTA 0.25% Without Phenol Red
Trypsin-EDTA 0.25% without phenol red is a sterile liquid dissociation reagent for detaching adherent cells from culture vessels. CCM-RG-0044 is supplied as a 100 mL format for research, process development, and routine cell-culture workflows requiring phenol red-free processing. The formulation combines trypsin activity with EDTA-mediated divalent cation chelation to support consistent cell release. CellCultureMedia offers free worldwide shipping, dry-ice logistics for this frozen product, and quotation support for recurring procurement.
- ✓ Free worldwide shipping
- ✓ ISO-aligned manufacturing
- ✓ Certificate of Analysis on request
- ✓ Bulk & custom volumes quoted on request
Overview
CCM-RG-0044 is a 0.25% Trypsin-EDTA solution supplied without phenol red for laboratories that require a clear, indicator-free dissociation reagent. The product is a liquid, sterile-filtered formulation classified as animal origin and intended for use with adherent mammalian cell cultures where enzymatic detachment is appropriate. The absence of phenol red can simplify downstream visual assessment, assay setup, and workflows in which colorimetric interference needs to be minimized. It is part of CellCultureMedia’s cell culture reagents portfolio for R&D and bioprocess support.
Key release specifications include pH 7.2–8.0 and osmolality 270–320 mOsmol/kg, aligning the solution with common mammalian cell-culture operating ranges. EDTA supports detachment by binding calcium and magnesium ions that contribute to cell adhesion, while trypsin cleaves adhesion-associated proteins at the culture surface. The 100 mL bottle size is suitable for multiuser laboratories, method development, cell banking preparation, and scale-down process work. Because the reagent contains animal-origin trypsin, buyers should confirm suitability against internal material policies, documentation requirements, and any animal-origin-free procurement programs before implementation.
Applications
- Routine passaging of adherent mammalian cell lines grown in flasks, plates, roller bottles, or other standard cultureware.
- Preparation of single-cell suspensions for counting, seeding, expansion, transfection setup, cryostorage preparation, or analytical sampling.
- Phenol red-free workflows where optical, fluorescence, or colorimetric readouts benefit from minimizing background color contribution.
- Process development studies comparing dissociation timing, cell recovery, and post-detachment viability across culture surfaces or media systems.
- R&D and academic laboratories requiring a ready-to-use sterile liquid reagent with defined pH and osmolality ranges.
- Procurement programs that need a compact 100 mL pack size and documented supply support; for volume planning, use the request a quote workflow.
Storage and Handling
Store CCM-RG-0044 frozen at -30 to -5 °C and protected from light. The stated shelf life is 24 months when the product is stored under recommended conditions and handled using aseptic technique. Shipment is performed on dry ice to maintain frozen condition during transit; inspect the package on receipt and transfer promptly to qualified frozen storage. Thaw only the amount needed for near-term use, mix gently after thawing, and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles where possible. Do not use if the container integrity is compromised, if particulate contamination is observed, or if internal acceptance checks fall outside laboratory requirements.
Quality and Documentation
This reagent is sterile-filtered and manufactured under ISO-aligned quality practices with controlled documentation for lot traceability. Certificate of Analysis availability can be confirmed during ordering and is recommended for regulated research, cell banking support, and process-development records. CellCultureMedia can provide specification review, quotation documentation, and logistics coordination for international purchasing teams. Free worldwide shipping is available, with dry-ice handling applied to this frozen format. For supplier qualification details, documentation expectations, or quality-system questions, review our quality information or contact the procurement team through the quotation channel.
Specifications
Formulation Highlights
Does Not Contain (-)
[-]Phenol Red
Storage & Handling
Storage: -30~-5 ℃, protected from light. Shelf life: 24 months. Ship cold-chain where required.
Quality & Documentation
Manufactured under ISO-aligned quality management systems. Full documentation — Certificate of Analysis (CoA), Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), formulation summary, and stability data — is available on request. Email [email protected] with the SKU.
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- Trypsin-EDTATrypsin-EDTA is a cell dissociation reagent that combines the serine protease trypsin, which cleaves peptide bonds on the C-terminal side of lysine and arginine residues in cell-surface and matrix proteins, with the chelator EDTA, which binds the calcium and magnesium ions that cell-adhesion molecules require. It is supplied in a calcium- and magnesium-free balanced salt solution, most commonly at 0.05% trypsin (0.5 g/L) for routine cell lines and 0.25% (2.5 g/L) for firmly adherent cells and primary cultures. Typical use is 2-5 minutes at 37 degrees C, followed immediately by neutralisation with serum-containing medium or a defined trypsin inhibitor.
- Subculture of Cells (Passaging)Subculture of cells, also called passaging, is the transfer of cells from a culture that is approaching confluence into fresh vessels with fresh medium so that growth can continue. Adherent cells are detached first, usually with 0.25% or 0.05% trypsin-EDTA or a non-enzymatic dissociation reagent, then reseeded at a lower density set by a split ratio such as 1:4; suspension cells are simply diluted into fresh medium without any dissociation step. Most continuous adherent cell lines are subcultured at 70-80% confluence, which normally means two or three passages per week.
- Trypsin vs Accutase: Choosing a Cell Dissociation ReagentTrypsin is a pancreatic serine protease that cleaves peptide bonds after lysine and arginine, and it detaches cells fast but indiscriminately - it must be stopped with serum or a trypsin inhibitor, and it cleaves surface proteins along with the adhesion contacts. Accutase is a proprietary mixture of proteolytic and collagenolytic enzymes from an invertebrate source, supplied in calcium- and magnesium-free DPBS with 0.5 mM EDTA; it works more slowly and gently, does not require a neutralisation step, and preserves more surface epitopes. Choose trypsin for routine passaging of robust adherent lines where speed matters and the cells go straight back into culture; choose Accutase when the harvested cells are the experiment - flow cytometry on surface markers, pluripotent stem cells, primary neurons, or any single-cell suspension where viability and phenotype must survive the harvest.