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24-Well tissue culture treated plate | Corning Inc | 3527 | Must be tissue culture treated for adipocyte differntiation |
48-Well flat bottom plate with lid | Corning Inc | 353078 | Can be tissue culture treated |
6-Well flat bottom plate with lid | Corning Inc | 353046 | Can be tissue culture treated |
96-Well PCR Plate | USA sceintific | 1402-9100 | Any conical 0.2 mL PCR plate will be convenient |
Bovine Serum Albumin | Sigma Aldrich | A9418 | FFA free BSA such as A8806, is also commonly used. The BSA should not have detectable FFA, also lot to lot variations in BSA can impact the observed rate of lipolysis |
CL-316,243 | Sigma Aldrich | C5976 | CAS #: 138908-40-4 availaible from other suppliers |
CO2 incubator | PHCBI | MCO-170AICUVH | CO2 should ideally be set to 10% for adipose tissue, however 5% CO2 will also work |
DMEM, low glucose, no phenol red | Thermofischer | 11054020 | Any phenol red free media should work, DMEM/F12, RPMI, but should contain volatile buffering capacity, i.e. biocarbonate |
FFA-free Bovine serum albumin | Equitech-Bio, Inc, | BAH66 | |
Free Glycerol Reagent | Sigma Aldrich | F6428 | |
Glycerol Standard Solution | Sigma Aldrich | G7793 | This can also be made by diluting glycerol to the desired concentration |
HR Series NEFA Standard Solution | Fujifilm | 276-76491 | |
HR Series NEFA-HR (2) Color Reagent A | Fujifilm | 999-34691 | |
HR Series NEFA-HR (2) Color Reagent B | Fujifilm | 991-34891 | |
HR Series NEFA-HR (2) Solvent A | Fujifilm | 995-34791 | |
HR Series NEFA-HR (2) Solvent B | Fujifilm | 993-35191 | |
Microbiological Incubator | Fischer Scientific | S28668 | Any incubator at 37C can be used |
Nunc MicroWell 96-Well Plates | Thermo Scientific | 269620 | Any optically clear, flat bottom 96-well plate works |
Silicone Laboratory Benchtop Mat | VWR | 76045-300 | Glass plate can also be used. Absorbant surfaces are not recommended |
Spectrophotometer/Microplate Reader | Molecular devices | SpectraMax i3x | Any plate reader that can read at 540, 550 and 660 mm will work |
V Bovine serum albumin | Sigma-Aldrich | 810531 | |
WypAll X70 Wipers | Kimberly-Clark | 41200 | Any high quality paper towel will work |