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. 2002 Jul;15(3):374–389. doi: 10.1128/CMR.15.3.374-389.2002

TABLE 4.

Serum replacement supplement for cultivation of T. brucei and T. evansia

Component Concn (mg/liter)
d-Biotin 1.0
Retinol 0.1
β-Alanine 80.0
l-Anserine nitrate salt 17.0
o-Phosphorylethanolamine 30.0
Sarcosine 57.0
l-Ornithine hydrochloride 3.0
Taurine 6.0
ATP · Na2 5.5
2′-dCMP 3.5
2′-dGMP 3.5
5-Methyltetrahydrofolic acid 0.5
Bovine α2-macroglobulin 0.2
Bovine β-lipoprotein 0.1
Fatty acid-free bovine serum albumin 5,000.0
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Serum replacement supplement was described previously by Hirumi et al. (48).