BSA-Laurate Saturated Fatty Acid Complex (5 mM)

BSA-Laurate saturated fatty acid complex is composed of lauric acid (Item No. 10006626) and fatty acid-free bovine serum albumin (BSA) at an approximately 6:1 molar ratio of laurate:BSA. It has been used for efficient fatty acid delivery to cells in culture for the purpose of monitoring fatty acid oxidation or similar processes in various cellular metabolic studies.^1,2 BSA/BSA-Fatty acids are suitable for use in short-term cell culture applications (acute treatment to 18 hours); however, for long-term applications (25+ hours) the product should be filter-sterilized using a 0.2 µm filter and sterile receptacle, which will not affect its performance. For best results, it is recommended that this product be used in conjunction with BSA control for BSA-fatty acid complexes (5 mM) (Item No. 29556).

WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

1. Alsabeeh, N., Chausse, B., Kakimoto, P.A., et al. Cell culture models of fatty acid overload: Problems and solutions. Biochim. Biophys. Acta Mol. Cell Biol. Lipids 1863(2), 143-151 (2018).

2. Tsenkova, M., Brauer, M., Pozdeev, V.I., et al. Ketogenic diet suppresses colorectal cancer through the gut microbiome long chain fatty acid stearate. Nat. Commun. 16(1), 1792 (2025).