Sodium pyruvate is a simple keto acid and is used in cell culture alongside glucose as an additional, easily accessible source of energy. Especially for fast growing cells, such as tumor cells, sodium pyruvate serves as an ideal supplement for continuous cell growth.
Our sodium pyruvate solution has been formulated with a concentration of 100 mM in water (cell culture quality). For most cell culture applications, a final sodium pyruvate concentration of 1 M in the medium is used.