Leibovitz

Background The buffer system of Leibovitz's L-15 medium is composed of phosphate and free amino acids, instead of the traditional sodium bicarbonate buffer system. Meanwhile, the substitution of galactose and sodium pyruvate for glucose prevents...

Leibovitz’s L-15 Medium was developed for carbon dioxide free systems requiring a sodium bicarbonate supplement. It is used for cultivation of tumor and embryonic cells as well as HeLa and Hep-2. This formulation of Leibovitz medium comes...