AL020S is referred as Minimum Essential Medium Eagle (MEM) With Earle's Salts and 1.5gms per litre Sodium bicarbonate Without NEAA and L-Glutamine 1X Liquid Cell Culture Medium under HIMEDIA catalogue, category Cell culture media. AL020A Minimum Essential Medium is a modification of Basal Medium Eagle (BME). AL020S Minimum Essential Medium contains Earle's salts and 1.5gms per litre sodium bicarbonate.

It does not contain non-essential amino acids and L-glutamine. The medium is specially designed by Harry Eagle to meet the specific nutritional requirements of certain subtypes of HeLa cells and normal mammalian fibroblasts.

Specifications: AL020S Minimum Essential Medium is a Orangish red colored, clear solution with in a PH range of 7.00 -7.60. Store at 2-8C away from bright light. Shelf life is 18 months. Each pack contains 500 ml of cell culture media.