| Reagent | Final Conc. | Volume | Mass |
| dH2O | 800 ml | ||
| RPMI 1640 powdered media (Sigma R-6504) | 1 bottle | ||
| NaHCO3 | 2.2 g | ||
| HEPES (MW 260.3) | 10 mM | 2.6 g | |
| L-glutamine 200 mM solution (Sigma G7513) | 2 mM | 10 ml | |
| non-essential amino acids (Sigma M-7145),100 x | 1 x | 10 ml | |
| Sodium Pyruvate (MW 110.0, Sigma P-1303) | 1mM | 0.11 g | |
| 2-mercaptoethanol (MW 78.13, 14.2 M, Biorad 161-0710) | 0.05 mM | 3.6 µl |