Table 2

Comparison of concentration of some micronutrients between a single sample of human serum and normal complete RPMI1640 culture medium (data not previously published).

Micronutrient

Concentration unit

Human serum

RPMI 1640 culture medium


Folate

μmol/L

0.028

2.3


Methionine

μmol/L

30

100


Riboflavin

μmol/L

0.05

0.53


Iron

mg/L

0.84

0.19


Copper

mg/L

1.4

<0.1


Zinc

mg/L

0.94

0.17


Calcium

mg/L

98

26


Magnesium

mg/L

20

11


Sodium

mg/L

3400

3200


Potassium

mg/L

154

200


Phosphorous

mg/L

121

174


Sulphur

mg/L

1110

64


Fenech Genome Integrity 2010 1:11   doi:10.1186/2041-9414-1-11

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