Life Science Buffers
Balanced salt solutions and powders used for molecular, protein, nucleic acid, and cell biology applications including cell culture, electrophoresis, ELISA, and chromatography processes; available in a variety of formulations and grades.
Buffer solutions serve to keep pH (acidity or alkalinity) nearly constant in a variety of chemical and biological applications. For example, a bicarbonate buffer helps maintain the pH of blood, a buffered saline maintains cellular contents at a consistent pH level, and buffers help maintain a narrow pH range for enzymes to function correctly.
Most biological samples used in research are kept at a pH of about 7.4. Common biological buffers used for tissue culture include Dulbeccos phosphate buffered saline (PBS), Tris base, HEPES, MOPS, PIPES, and other formulations developed for specific cell lines or applications. Most buffers used in cell culture are also DNase-, RNase-, and protease-free.
The choice of buffer for a particular biological reaction or site depends on several factors:
- Temperature
- Desired or target pH
- Buffer toxicity (to the system)
- Buffer interactions with other system components
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Research Products International Corp HEPES Buffered Saline Solution 2X, 500 Milliliters
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2X Formulation:
KCI: 10 mM
Na2HPO4: 1.5 mM
Dextrose: 12 mM
HEPES: 50 mM
pH: 7.0
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Zymo Research Corporation DNA Wash Buffer (Concentrate), 48ml
This ensures high purity DNA to be recovered. Ethanol must be added to the concentrate prior to use. Instructions for each DNA Wash Buffer (concentrate) size is listed on the bottle and within the Zymo Research protocols it is used in.
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline liquid, sterile-filtered, DPBS Modified, without calcium, without magnesium, suitable for cell culture | MFCD00131855 | 1000ML
Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline liquid, sterile-filtered, DPBS Modified, without calcium, without magnesium, suitable for cell culture | MFCD00131855 | 1000ML
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Quality Biological Inc PBS (10X), pH 7.4, 500 mL
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PBS is a balanced salt solution used for washing cells before dissociation, transporting cells or tissue, diluting cells for counting, and preparing reagents. Useful in immunological applications, such as Western Blotting.
Without Calcium and Magnesium
Endotoxin and Mycoplasma tested
Storage Condition: 15 °C to 30 °C
Shipping Condition: ambient temperature
Sterile Filtered
Endotoxin and Mycoplasma Tested
Osmolality: 300 ± 55 mOsm/Kg H20
Max Shelf Life: 24 months from date of manufacture
Manufactured under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system.
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Quality Biological Inc TBE Buffer 10X, 1000 mL
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TBE (TRIS Borate EDTA) is often used in procedures involving nucleic acids, the most common being electrophoresis. ¿ Tris-acid solutions are effective buffers for slightly basic conditions, which keep DNA deprotonated and soluble in water. ¿ Applications: TBE Buffer, 1X is used for DNA electrophoresis. ¿ TBE Buffer, 0.5X is used for electrophoresis onto DEAE cellulose membrane. ¿ TBE Buffer, 2X is used for polyacrylamide and agarose electrophoresis. ¿ TBE is also used for other nucleic acid electrophoresis procedures such as Northern and Southern blots. ¿ Storage Conditions: 15 to 30¿C ¿ Shipping Condition: ambient temperature ¿ Sterile Filtered ¿ DNase, RNase, and Protease Tested ¿ Product and/or packaging contains recycled/renewable content ¿ Product and/or packaging is recyclable or reduces waste ¿ Product and/or packaging is safer to human and environmental health ¿ ¿ Max Shelf Life: 36 months
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Quality Biological Inc DPBS (10X) without Calcium and Magnesium, 500 mL
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DPBS is a balanced salt solution used for the handling and culturing of mammalian cells. DPBS without calcium and magnesium can be used to wash and rinse suspended cells. irrigating, transporting or diluting fluid for mammalian cells, while maintaining cell tonicity and viability for a limited period of time.
Without Calcium and Magnesium
Without Phenol Red
Storage Condition: 15 °C to 30 °C
Shipping Condition: ambient temperature
Sterile Filtered
Endotoxin and Mycoplasma Tested
Max Shelf Life: 24 months from date of manufacture
Manufactured under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system.
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Genscript Corporation MES SDS Running Buffer Powder
MES SDS Running Buffer is formulated for running ExpressPlusᵀᴹ and SurePAGEᵀᴹ, Bis-Tris gels. This buffer is ideal for separating small- and medium- sized proteins. For separation of large- to medium- sized proteins, Tris-MOPS SDS buffer (M00138) is recommended.
Reconstitute with 1000 ml deionized water to make 1X running buffer per pack of powder. Do not use acid or base to adjust the pH.
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Teknova 20X PBS Solution, pH 7.2 (at 1X). 10L, Sterile.
Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) is a salt solution that is commonly used in physiological and biochemical experiments. It can be used to maintain pH neutrality or to buffer against changes in pH in order to provide optimal conditions for cellular growth and function. The buffering range is between pH 6.8 and 7.4.
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Boston Bioproducts Inc Tris Buffered Saline, TBS (20X) - 4L
The Tris Buffered Saline (TBS) is an isotonic solution frequently used in biological research due to its non-toxic nature. The formulation of TBS includes Tris (tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane), which serves as a buffering agent, and Sodium Chloride (NaCl) salt. Tris maintains a stable pH range typically between 7.4 to 8.0 while NaCl regulates osmotic balance via its elected concentration. This TBS Solution is formulated at a 20X concentration, and is useful for washing in Western Blotting.
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Supply Solutions MES HYDRATE 100G
MES HYDRATE 100G
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FUJIFILM Biosciences PBS 1X-Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution - Liquid
PBS 1X Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline Solution can be used to provide a buffer system to maintain cell culture media in the physiological pH range, or to irrigate, transport, or dilute fluid while maintaining cell tonicity and viability.
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Genscript Corporation Tris-MOPS-SDS Running Buffer Powder
Tris-MOPS-SDS Running Buffer Powder are used for ExpressPLUS and SurePAGE gel transfer. Using proprietary techniques, Tris-MOPS-SDS Running Buffer Powder are made to have long shelf life, high resolution, fast electrophoresis, smaller volume.
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Boston Bioproducts Inc HEPES Buffer (1 M, pH 7.4) - 500ml
The HEPES [4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid)] Buffer is a versatile Good's zwitterionic buffering agent widely used in various applications in biochemistry and molecular biology. It maintains a stable pH in the range of 6.8 to 8.2, making it ideal for various applications at physiological pH, including cell culture, protein purification, isoelectric focusing, enzyme studies, bioprocessing, and live cell imaging.
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Surmodics Inc Tris Buffered Saline/Casein Block & Diluent -10X, 1L
BioFX™ Tris Buffered Saline (TBS)/Casein Block and Diluent – 10X Concentrate minimizes non-specific interactions of the secondary reagents with each other and the primary solid phase binding sites. The high blocking efficiency of casein is due to its content of small molecular weight proteins. The solution is ready for dilution to specific application requirements.
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Trizma Pre-set Crystals, 250 g
Trizma Pre-set Crystals, 250 g.
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