Formulation: 1 mM octanoate : 0.17 mM BSA in 150 mM sodium chloride, pH 7.4
Shelf life (days): 365
Notes: BSA-Octanoate saturated fatty acid complex is composed of octanoic acid (Item No. 33674) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) at an approximately 6:1 molar ratio of octanoate:BSA. BSA-Octanoate complexes can be used for efficient fatty acid delivery to cells in culture for the purpose of monitoring fatty acid oxidation or similar processes in various cellular metabolic studies.{60783,60784} The BSA/BSA-FAs are acceptable for use with short-term cell culture applications (acute treatment to 18 hours), however, for long-term applications (25+ hours) the product can/should be filter sterilized using a 0.2 µm filter and sterile receptacle without affecting the performance. For best results, it is recommended that this product be used in conjunction with BSA control for BSA-fatty acid complexes (1 mM) (Item No. 34932).