Patent · US Expired

Methods for growing mammalian cells in vitro

US7390660B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignee

Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. · US

Inventors

Ulrich Behrendt · Sindelsdorf, DE
Horst Eberhardt · Eltville am Rhein, DE
Berthold Szperalski · Penzberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2003
Grant date	Jun 24, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2500/38
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for reducing glucose consumption during cultivation of animal cells, which comprises cultivating animal cells in the presence of a bi- or tricarbonic acid or a salt thereof at a concentration of about 1 to 50 mmol/l.

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