Establishment of Namalva cell lines which grow continuously in glutamine-free medium |
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Authors: | Shinji Hosoi Hiroyuki Mioh Chigusa Anzai Seiji Sato Nobuo Fujiyoshi |
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Institution: | (1) Tokyo Research Laboratories, Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co., Ltd., 3-6-6 Asahi-machi, 194 Machida-shi, Tokyo, Japan |
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Abstract: | Glutamine has been shown to be a preferred energy source for some established cell lines and cancer cells in culture (Kovacevic, 1971; Kovacevic, 1972; Lavietes, 1974). Empirically, glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in most of the culture media developed. The major end product of glutamine metabolism is ammonia. Ammonia build up is one of the limiting factors in the proliferation of mammalian cells in higher density culture and is directly related to the initial glutamine concentration. The susceptibility of glutamine to thermodecomposition prevents the heat sterilization of glutamine-enriched media and this significantly increases the cost of medium preparation at the industrial scale. In an attempt to overcome these drawbacks, a population of Namalva cells capable of growing in glutamine-free media was established. The adapted cells were found to contain a higher level of glutamine synthetase activity which enable them to synthesize sufficient amounts of glutamine for their growth.Abbreviations GS
glutamine synthetase
- HEPES
4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid |
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Keywords: | adaptation ammonia glutamine-free glutamine synthetase Namalva cells |
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