18 Gibco
®
sera
Quality control tests
We perform these quality control tests on each production
lot, depending on the use of sera
Table 1. FBS quality control tests.
Standard Performance
Test
Cat. No.
Qualified
12483, 10437,
10270, 10106
Qualified
Heat-Inactivated
12484, 10438, 10500, 10108
Qualified
26140
Qualified
Heat-Inactivated
16140
Bacteriophage tested
Biochemical profile
S
6
S
6
Bovine IgG (<5 µg/mL)
Determination of % oxy Hb (>70%)
Electrophoretic pattern
S S S S
Endotoxin (EU/mL)
S S S S
ES cell performance assays
MSC CFU-f assay
Glucose (<5 µg/mL)
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
S S S S
Hormone profile
S
6
S
6
Mycoplasmas
S S S S
Osmolality
S S S S
Performance tested
S S S S
pH
S S S S
Sf9 cell assay
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
Sterility testing (bacteria/fungi)
S S S S
Tetracycline*
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
Total protein
S S S S
Viral testing
Akabane virus
Bluetongue virus
S
4
S
4
S S
Bovine adenovirus FA
S
4
S
4
S S
Bovine parvovirus FA
S
4
S
4
S S
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus FA
S
4
S
4
S S
Bovine viral diarrhea virus FA
S S S S
Bovine viral diarrhea neutralization assay
Cytopathic agents (e.g., IBR)
S S S S
Hemadsorbing agents (e.g., PI3)
S S S S
Reovirus FA
S
4
S
4
S S
Rabies virus FA
S
4
S
4
S S
1. Indicates test performed and passed on Australian sourced product (10099, 10100, 12664) sold in the US.
2. Sf9 testing performed on selected lots of 26140, 16140, 10437, 10438, 10099, 10100.
3. Indicates testing done on US and USDA-approved (26140, 10437) sources only.
4. Excludes South American origins.
5. Estradiol testing only.
6. Indicates test performed on Canadian-sourced product (12483, 12484).
* Test was added in January 2006.
