Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is a very polar organic compound that is useful in organic chemistry for solubilizing organic and inorganic compounds. DMSO is also used as a cryoprotectant for cell media, preventing the formation of ice crystals which would otherwise damage cells. DMSO can be used in PCR reactions to inhibit the self-complementation of DNA or PCR primers and increase amplification, especially for DNA sequences which have GC rich sequences.

GoldBio's DMSO is filter sterilized through a 0.2 μg filter. Sterile DMSO is ideal for working with tissue culture or cell culture in which there is a need for eliminating all potential sources of contamination.

Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide that is synthesized by cells to help retain cellular integrity under stress conditions. Trehalose functions to stabilize protein structures and to prevent proteins degradation.

Yeast Extract Mannitol (YEM) media is often used for the growth of Agrobacterium as well as Rhizobium bacterial strains. Mannitol is used as a sugar substitute to provide a carbon source while the yeast extract provides the nitrogen for bacterial growth.

YEM media is a complex media formulation that provides optimal and stress free growing conditions for cultures of both Agrobacterium and Rhizobia.

Zymosan A is a polysaccharide with repeating glucose units conntected by β-1,3-glycosidic linkages. Zymosan is prepared from the cell wall of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and is often used to induce sterile inflammation, including proinflammatory cytokines, protein phosphorylation and inositol phosphate formation. Zymosan is insoluble in water, but may be suspended uniformly in saline solutions.

α-D-Fucose is a six-carbon deoxy monosaccharide. It is equivalent to 6-deoxy-D-galactose. D-fucose acts as a non-metabolizable analogue of L-arabinose and inhibits induction of the L-arabinose operon in some bacteria. Some resistant bacteria possess a mutant araC gene where D-fucose acts as a gratuitous inducer of the L-arabinose operon. D-fucose induces β-galactosidase to some extent in Lactobacillus plantarum. α-D-fucose inhibits the eukaryotic enzyme Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1A), thereby causing gene repression. α-D-fucose is being explored in treatments for neurodegenerative diseases because of its effect on gene repression. Seen upregulated in many cancers, LSD1A overexpression pushes the cell cycle of otherwise non-transformed cells so α-D-fucose is being explored in cancers treatments as well.