Dry Media & Ingredients

High-quality dry ingredients and complete mixes for your laboratory needs.

Fly Food Mixes

Food A Mix

A Cornmeal, Sucrose, and Yeast Medium.

Pre-measured dry mix. Each 930 g pouch makes 10 L of fly food.

Per Liter of A Food

Agar: 0.8%
Cornmeal: 2.7%
Inactivated Yeast: 1.5%
Sucrose: 4.3%

Usage:

To make 1 liter of food, dissolve 93 g of mix in 1 liter of water, cook >90°C for 10 minutes, add appropriate fungicides.

Cat # 3007-10LFly Food A mix, pouch-packed, 930 g total, makes 10 L of fly food A

$33.97per 1 pouch

Cat # 3007-50LFly Food A mix, 5 x 930 g pouches, makes 50 L of fly food A

$159.95per 5 pouches

Cat # 3007-100LFly Food A mix, 10 x 930 g pouches, makes 100 L of fly food A

$299.25per 10 pouches

Food B Mix

Makes B food, the most popular fly food of LabExpress.

Pre-measured dry mix. Each 980 g pouch makes 10 L of fly food. Corn syrup needs to be added.

Per Liter of B Food

Agar: 0.56%
Cornmeal: 6.71%
Inactivated Yeast: 1.59%
Soy Flour: 0.92%
Corn Syrup: 7.00%

Usage:

To make 1 liter of food, dissolve 98 g of mix in 930 ml of water and 70 ml (96.6 g) of corn syrup, cook >90°C for 10 minutes, add appropriate fungicides.

Cat # 3008-10LFly Food B Partial Mix, 1 x 980 g pre-measured pouch, makes 10 L of fly food B

$35.72per 1 pouch

Cat # 3008-10L-syrupFly Food B Partial Mix, 1 × 980 g pre-measured pouch, with 700 ml white corn syrup, makes 10 L of fly food B

$49.72per 1 pouch

Cat # 3008-50LFly Food B Partial Mix, 5 x 980 g pre-measured pouches, makes 50 L of fly food B

$160.23per 5 pouches

Cat # 3008-50L-syrupFly Food B Partial Mix, 5 × 980 g pre-measured pouches, with 1 gallon of white corn syrup, makes more than 50 L of fly food B

$186.98per 5 pouches

Cat # 3008-100LFly Food B Partial Mix, 10 x 980 g pre-measured pouches, makes 100 L of fly food B

$287.25per 10 pouches

Cat # 3008-100L-syrupFly Food B Partial Mix, 10 × 980 g pre-measured pouches, with 2 gallon of white corn syrup, makes more than 100 L of fly food B

$340.25per 10 pouches

Food R Mix

Makes R food, the second most popular fly food of LabExpress.

Pre-measured dry mix. Each 1.115 kg pouch makes 10 L of fly food. Molasses syrup needs to be added.

Per Liter of R Food

Agar: 0.55%
Cornmeal: 7.0%
Inactivated Yeast: 4.0%
Molasses: 8.0%

Usage:

To make 1 liter of food, dissolve 115.5 g of mix in 920 ml of water and 80 ml (114.4 g) of molasses syrup, cook >90°C for 10 minutes, add appropriate fungicides.

Cat # 3018-10LFly Food R Partial Mix, 1 x 1.155 kg pre-measured pouch, makes 10 L of fly food R

$35.72per 1 pouch

Cat # 3018-10L-syrupFly Food R Partial Mix, 1 × 1.155 kg pre-measured pouch, with 800 ml molasses syrup, makes 10 L of fly food R

$52.45per 1 pouch

Cat # 3018-50LFly Food R Partial Mix, 5 x 1.155 kg pre-measured pouches, makes 50 L of fly food R

$160.23per 5 pouches

Cat # 3018-50L-syrupFly Food R Partial Mix, 5 × 1.155 kg pre-measured pouches, with 5 × 800 mL pre-measured molasses bottles, makes 50 L of fly food R

$196.98per 5 pouches

Cat # 3018-100LFly Food R Partial Mix, 10 x 1.155 kg pre-measured pouches, makes 100 L of fly food R

$287.25per 10 pouches

Cat # 3018-100L-syrupFly Food R Partial Mix, 10 × 1.155 kg pre-measured pouches, with 10 x 800 mL pre-measured molasses bottles, makes 100 L of fly food R

$360.25per 10 pouches

Fly Food Ingredients

Dextrose

Cat # 1003-1kgDextrose, 1 kg

$30.58per 1 kg

Cat # 1003-5kgDextrose, 5 kg

$142.54per 5 kg

Cat # 1003-10kgDextrose, 10 kg

$263.36per 10 kg

Cat # 1003-20kgDextrose, 20 kg

$509.25per 20 kg

Soy Flour

For fly food usage.

Cat # 1012-1kgSoy flour, 1 kg

$25.00per 1 kg

Cat # 1012-5kgSoy flour, 5 kg

$110.00per 5 kg

Cat # 1012-10kgSoy flour, 10 kg

$204.75per 10 kg

Cat # 1012-20kgSoy flour, 20 kg

$257.25per 20 kg

Sucrose

For fly food usage.

Cat # 1013-1kgSucrose, 1 kg

$26.25per 1 kg

Cat # 1013-5kgSucrose, 5 kg

$36.75per 5 kg

Cat # 1013-10kgSucrose, 10 kg

$60.00per 10 kg

Cat # 1013-20kgSucrose, 20 kg

$100.00per 20 kg

Yellow Cornmeal, Coarse

For fly food usage.

Cat # 1014-1kgYellow Cornmeal, Coarse, 1 kg

$18.90per 1 kg

Cat # 1014-5kgYellow Cornmeal, Coarse, 5 kg

$78.75per 5 kg

Cat # 1014-10kgYellow Cornmeal, Coarse, 10 kg

$135.00per 10 kg

Cat # 1014-20kgYellow Cornmeal, Coarse, 20kg

$215.25per 20 kg

Inactivated Dry Yeast

For fly food usage.

Cat # 1015-1kgInactivated dry yeast, 1 kg

$19.37per 1 kg

Cat # 1015-5kgInactivated dry yeast, 5 kg

$86.68per 5 kg

Cat # 1015-10kgInactivated dry yeast, 10 kg

$142.26per 10 kg

Cat # 1015-50lbInactivated dry yeast, 50lbs (22.7 kg)

$299.25per 50 lbs (22.7 kg)

Dry Ingredients

Agar - General Purpose

Extracted from Gelidium seaweed. Basic grade. Good for microbiological culturing and Drosophila food usage. Powder.

Specifications:

Gel Strength: 850-1100 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: 33-38°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: 83-87°C (1.5% solution)

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1001-500gAgar, 500 g

$38.14per 500 g

Cat # 1001-1kgAgar, 1 kg

$69.16per 1 kg

Cat # 1001-5kgAgar, 5 kg

$335.42per 5 kg

Cat # 1001-10kgAgar, 10 kg

$639.56per 10 kg

Agar Flakes - General Purpose

Same grade as Agar 1001, provided in flake form.

Specifications:

Gel Strength: 850-1100 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: 33-38°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: 83-87°C (1.5% solution)

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1001-flakes-500gAgar flakes, 500 g

$38.14per 500 g

Cat # 1001-flakes-1kgAgar flakes, 1 kg

$69.16per 1 kg

Cat # 1001-flakes-5kgAgar flakes, 5 kg

$335.42per 5 kg

Cat # 1001-flakes-10kgAgar flakes, 10 kg

$639.56per 10 kg

Agar - Culture Grade

Extracted from Gelidium seaweed. Superb quality. Excellent for microbiological and worm culturing. Powder.

Specifications:

Gel Strength: 500-800 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: 33-38°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: 83-87°C (1.5% solution)

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1002-500gAdvanced Agar, powder, 500 g

$48.75per 500 g

Cat # 1002-1kgAdvanced Agar, powder, 1 kg

$85.32per 1 kg

Cat # 1002-5kgAdvanced Agar, powder, 5 kg

$397.33per 5 kg

Cat # 1002-10kgAdvanced Agar, powder, 10 kg

$780.21per 10 kg

Agar Flakes - Culture Grade

Same grade as Agar 1002, provided in flake form

Specifications:

Gel Strength: 500-800 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: 33-38°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: 83-87°C (1.5% solution)

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1002-flakes-500gAdvanced Agar, flakes, 500 g

$48.75per 500 g

Cat # 1002-flakes-1kgAdvanced Agar, flakes, 1 kg

$85.32per 1 kg

Cat # 1002-flakes-5kgAdvanced Agar, flakes, 5 kg

$397.33per 5 kg

Cat # 1002-flakes-10kgAdvanced Agar, flakes, 10 kg

$780.21per 10 kg

Peptone

High quality hydrolysate produced by enzymatic digestion of animal tissues. Suitable for culture media.

Specifications:

Total Nitrogen: 12% or greater
Loss on Drying: 6% or less
Ash: 15% or less
pH of 2% solution: 6.5-7.5 @ 25°C

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1004-500gPeptone, 500 g

$45.28per 500 g

Cat # 1004-1kgPeptone, 1 kg

$75.00per 1 kg

Cat # 1004-5kgPeptone, 5 kg

$366.77per 5 kg

Cat # 1004-10kgPeptone, 10 kg

$728.10per 10 kg

Sodium Chloride, Reagent (ACS)

ACS grade sodium chloride for laboratory applications.

Specifications:

NaCl F.W.: 58.44
CAS #: 7647-14-5
Assay: 99.0% minimum
pH of 5% solution: 5.0-9.0 @ 25°C

Cat # 1007-1kgSodium Chloride, 1 kg

$28.00per 1 kg

Cat # 1007-5kgSodium Chloride, 5 kg

$125.25per 5 kg

Cat # 1007-10kgSodium Chloride, 10 kg

$225.75per 10 kg

Tryptone

Pancreatic digest of casein containing amino acids and peptide fractions. Excellent nutrient source for culture media.

Specifications:

Total Nitrogen: 10% or greater
Loss on Drying: 6% or less
Ash: 15% or less
pH of 2% solution: 6.5-7.5 @ 25°C

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1008-500gTryptone, 500 g

$45.28per 500 g

Cat # 1008-1kgTryptone, 1 kg

$75.39per 1 kg

Cat # 1008-5kgTryptone, 5 kg

$366.95per 5 kg

Cat # 1008-10kgTryptone, 10 kg

$707.50per 10 kg

Yeast Extract

Water soluble extract of selected autolyzed yeast cells. Excellent nutrient source for culture media.

Specifications:

Total Nitrogen: 10% or greater
Loss on Drying: 5% or less
Ash: 15% or less
pH of 2% solution: 6.5-7.2 @ 25°C

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1009-500gYeast Extract, Micro Granule, 500 g

$40.28per 500 g

Cat # 1009-1kgYeast Extract, Micro Granule, 1 kg

$72.24per 1 kg

Cat # 1009-5kgYeast Extract, Micro Granule, 5 kg

$341.13per 5 kg

Cat # 1009-10kgYeast Extract, Micro Granule, 10 kg

$662.36per 10 kg

Beef Extract

Infusion of beef prepared from lean bovine skeletal muscle. Highly nutritious for microbiological culturing.

Specifications:

Total Nitrogen: 3.9% or greater
Loss on Drying: 6% or less
Ash: 16% or less
pH of 2% solution: 6.5-7.5 @ 25°C

More information can be found here.

Cat # 1010-500gBeef Extract, 500 g

$56.50per 500 g

Cat # 1010-1kgBeef Extract, 1 kg

$105.00per 1 kg

Bacterial Dry Mixes

LB Broth Mix, Miller

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 10 g
Tryptone: 10 g
Yeast Extract: 5 g

Usage:

Dissolve 25 g of mix in 1 liter of water and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3001-500gLB Broth Mix, Miller, 500 g

$37.78per 500 g

Cat # 3001-1kgLB Broth Mix, Miller, 1 kg

$66.07per 1 kg

Cat # 3001-5kgLB Broth Mix, Miller, 5 kg

$309.75per 5 kg

Cat # 3001-10kgLB Broth Mix, Miller, 10 kg

$590.31per 10 kg

LB Agar Mix, Miller

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 10 g
Tryptone: 10 g
Yeast Extract: 5 g
Agar: 15 g

Usage:

Dissolve 40 g of mix in 1 liter of water and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3002-500gLB Agar Mix, Miller, 500 g

$40.46per 500 g

Cat # 3002-1kgLB Agar Mix, Miller, 1 kg

$73.50per 1 kg

Cat # 3002-5kgLB Agar Mix, Miller, 5 kg

$355.37per 5 kg

Cat # 3002-10kgLB Agar Mix, Miller, 10 kg

$668.75per 10 kg

LB Broth Mix, Lennox

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 5 g
Tryptone: 10 g
Yeast Extract: 5 g

Usage:

Dissolve 20 g of mix in 1 liter of water and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3003-500gLB Broth Mix, Lennox, 500 g

$44.89per 500 g

Cat # 3003-1kgLB Broth Mix, Lennox, 1 kg

$79.89per 1 kg

Cat # 3003-5kgLB Broth Mix, Lennox, 5 kg

$366.92per 5 kg

Cat # 3003-10kgLB Broth Mix, Lennox, 10 kg

$691.85per 10 kg

LB Agar Mix, Lennox

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 5 g
Tryptone: 10 g
Yeast Extract: 5 g
Agar: 15 g

Usage:

Dissolve 35 g of mix in 1 liter of water and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3004-500gLB Agar Mix, Lennox, 500 g

$47.57per 500 g

Cat # 3004-1kgLB Agar Mix, Lennox, 1 kg

$86.52per 1 kg

Cat # 3004-5kgLB Agar Mix, Lennox, 5 kg

$402.02per 5 kg

Cat # 3004-10kgLB Agar Mix, Lennox, 10 kg

$760.52per 10 kg

Nutrient Agar Mix

Formula: Per Liter

Beef Extract: 3 g
Peptone: 5 g
Agar: 15 g

Usage:

Dissolve 23 g of mix in 1 liter of water and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3009-500gNutrient Broth Mix, 500 g

$56.21per 500 g

Cat # 3009-1kgNutrient Broth Mix, 1 kg

$98.99per 1 kg

Cat # 3010-500gNutrient Agar Mix, 500 g

$53.39per 500 g

Cat # 3010-1kgNutrient Agar Mix, 1 kg

$93.91per 1 kg

Terrific Broth Mix

Formula: Per Liter

Tryptone: 12 g
Yeast Extract: 24 g
K2HPO4: 9.4 g
KH2PO4: 2.2 g

Usage:

Dissolve 47.6 g of mix with 4 ml of glycerol in 1 liter of water and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3011-500gTerrific Broth Mix, 500 g

$63.53per 500 g

Cat # 3011-1kgTerrific Broth Mix, 1 kg

$104.24per 1 kg

2xYT Broth Mix

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 5 g
Tryptone: 16 g
Yeast Extract: 10 g

Usage:

Dissolve 31 g of mix in 1 liter of water, adjust pH if desired, and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3013-500g2xYT Broth Mix, 500 g

$50.03per 500 g

Cat # 3013-1kg2xYT Broth Mix, 1 kg

$89.44per 1 kg

Cat # 3013-5kg2xYT Broth Mix, 5 kg

$396.22per 5 kg

Cat # 3013-10kg2xYT Broth Mix, 10 kg

$764.03per 10 kg

2xYT Agar Mix

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 5 g
Tryptone: 16 g
Yeast Extract: 10 g
Agar: 15 g

Usage:

Dissolve 46 g of mix in 1 liter of water, adjust pH if desired, and autoclave to sterilize before use.

Cat # 3014-500g2xYT Agar Mix, 500 g

$47.78per 500 g

Cat # 3014-1kg2xYT Agar Mix, 1 kg

$93.27per 1 kg

Cat # 3014-5kg2xYT Agar Mix, 5 kg

$461.87per 5 kg

Cat # 3014-10kg2xYT Agar Mix, 10 kg

$803.25per 10 kg

Worm Dry Mixes

NGM Lite Agar Mix

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 2 g
Tryptone: 4 g
Phosphate buffer: 25 mM
Agar: 20 g

Usage:

Dissolve 29.5 g of mix in 1 liter of water. After autoclaving, add 1 ml of 5 mg/ml cholesterol.

Cat # 3005-500gNGM Lite Agar Mix, 500 g

$61.46per 500 g

Cat # 3005-1kgNGM Lite Agar Mix, 1 kg

$110.25per 1 kg

Cat # 3005-5kgNGM Lite Agar Mix, 5 kg

$479.03per 5 kg

Cat # 3005-10kgNGM Lite Agar Mix, 10 kg

$952.35per 10 kg

NGM Partial Agar Mix

Formula: Per Liter

NaCl: 3 g
Peptone: 2.5 g
Agar: 17 g

Usage:

Dissolve 22.5 g of mix in 1 liter of water. After autoclaving, add Mg++, Ca++, PO4, and cholesterol.

Cat # 3006-500gNGM Partial Agar Mix, 500 g

$90.95per 500 g

Cat # 3006-1kgNGM Partial Agar Mix, 1 kg

$151.60per 1 kg

Cat # 3006-5kgNGM Partial Agar Mix, 5 kg

$697.33per 5 kg

Cat # 3006-10kgNGM Partial Agar Mix, 10 kg

$1206.68per 10 kg

Yeast Dry Mixes

YPD Broth Mix

Formula: Per Liter

Peptone: 20 g
Yeast Extract: 10 g
Glucose: 20 g

Usage:

Dissolve 50 g of mix in 1 liter of water, adjust pH to 6.8, and autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.

Cat # 3016-500gYPD Broth Mix, 500 g

$40.45per 500 g

Cat # 3016-1kgYPD Broth Mix, 1 kg

$73.47per 1 kg

Cat # 3016-5kgYPD Broth Mix, 5 kg

$341.51per 5 kg

Cat # 3016-10kgYPD Broth Mix, 10 kg

$649.14per 10 kg

YPD Agar Mix

Formula: Per Liter

Peptone: 20 g
Yeast Extract: 10 g
Glucose: 20 g
Agar: 20 g

Usage:

Dissolve 70 g of mix in 1 liter of water, adjust pH to 6.8, and autoclave at 121°C for 15 minutes.

Cat # 3017-500gYPD Agar Mix, 500 g

$52.50per 500 g

Cat # 3017-1kgYPD Agar Mix, 1 kg

$86.97per 1 kg

Cat # 3017-5kgYPD Agar Mix, 5 kg

$420.63per 5 kg

Cat # 3017-10kgYPD Agar Mix, 10 kg

$790.55per 10 kg

Agarose

Agarose, For General Gel Electrophoresis

Standard gelling/melting temperature, high gel strength, suitable for routine nucleic acid analysis and blotting.

Specifications:

Gel Strength: >2,000 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: 34.5-37.5°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: 86.5-89.5°C (1.5% solution)

Cat # 2001-100gGeneral Agarose, 100 g

$82.47per 100 g

Cat # 2001-500gGeneral Agarose, 500 g

$295.05per 500 g

Cat # 2001-1kgGeneral Agarose, 1 kg

$546.00per 1 kg

Agarose, For High Resolution of Small Fragments

Separation of DNA fragments smaller than 1,000 bp; molecular screening applications.

Specifications:

Gel Strength: >1,500 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: <35.5°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: <80.0°C (1.5% solution)

Cat # 2002-25gHigh Resolution Agarose, 25 g

$89.25per 25 g

Cat # 2002-100gHigh Resolution Agarose, 100 g

$236.25per 100 g

Cat # 2002-250gHigh Resolution Agarose, 250 g

$582.75per 250 g

Agarose, Low Melting

Low melting/gelling temperature agarose suitable for DNA/RNA recovery from gels, tissue culture, and viral plaque assays.

Specifications:

Gel Strength: >500 g/cm² (1.5% solution, Nikan)
Gelling Temperature: 24-28°C (1.5% solution)
Melting Temperature: <65.5°C (1.5% solution)

Cat # 2003-25gLow Melting Agarose, 25 g

$89.25per 25 g

Cat # 2003-100gLow Melting Agarose, 100 g

$236.25per 100 g

Cat # 2003-250gLow Melting Agarose, 250 g

$582.75per 250 g