# J1100: CTM MEDIUM ## Main sol. J1100 20 ml **Solution 1 (50 x stock)** 3 ml **Solution 2** 2 ml **Solution 3** 2.5 ml **Solution 4** 2.4 g HEPES 1. CTM medium basis: 2. Mix all ingredients in 1.0 L medium bottle. Add distilled water close to 1.0 L. Adjust pH to 7.0 with 2 M KOH and fill up to 1.0 L. Autoclave at 121C for 40 min. After autoclaving, seal medium bottle immediately in order to avoid oxygenation. Cool down to around 70C. Add 30 ml filter-sterilized Mixed solution (see below) to the autoclaved CTM medium basis for completing the CTM medium. ## Solution 1 (50 x stock) 3.75 g MgSO4 x 7 H2O 1.8 g CaCl2 x 2 H2O 0.3 g Citric acid 0.6 ml Na2-EDTA (pH 8.0, 0.25 M) 50 ml **Trace metal solution** 1000 ml Distilled water ## Trace metal solution 2.86 g H3BO3 1.81 g MnCl2 x 4 H2O 0.222 g ZnSO4 x 7 H2O 0.39 g Na2MoO4 x 2 H2O 0.079 g CuSO4 x 5 H2O 0.049 g Co(NO3)2 x 6 H2O 1000 ml Distilled water ## Solution 2 15.3 g K2HPO4 1000 ml Distilled water ## Solution 3 12 g Ferric ammonium citrate 1000 ml Distilled water ## Solution 4 14.6 g 2-Oxoglutarate 1000 ml Distilled water ## Mixed solution 0.625 g NaHCO3 0.125 g Sodium thioglycolate 0.5 ml **Solution 5** 10 ml **Solution 6** 0.25 ml **Vitamin solution A (1000 x stock)** 0.25 ml **Vitamin solution B (1000 x stock)** 1. Add distilled water to bring final volume to 30 ml. ## Solution 5 10 g Bacto peptone (BD-Difco) 100 ml Distilled water ## Solution 6 100 mg L-Alanine 100 mg L-Arginine 100 mg L-Asparagine 100 mg L-Aspartic acid 100 mg L-Cysteine 100 mg L-Glutamic acid 100 mg L-Glutamine 100 mg Glycine 100 mg L-Histidine 100 mg L-Isoleucine 100 mg L-Leucine 100 mg L-Lysine 100 mg L-Methionine 100 mg L-Phenylalanine 100 mg L-Proline 100 mg L-Serine 100 mg L-Threonine 100 mg L-Tryptophan 100 mg L-Tyrosine 100 mg L-Valine 400 ml Distilled water ## Vitamin solution A (1000 x stock) 10 mg Biotin 10 mg Riboflavin 100 mg Thiamine HCl 100 mg Thiamine pyrophosphate 100 mg L-Ascorbic acid 100 mg Calcium pantothenate 100 mg Folic acid 100 mg Nicotinamide 100 mg Nicotinic acid 100 mg p-Aminobenzoic acid 100 mg Pyridoxine hydrochloride 100 mg Lipoic acid 100 mg beta-NAD 100 ml Potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.2, 10 mM) ## Vitamin solution B (1000 x stock) 100 mg Vitamin B12 100 ml Distilled water