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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Teknova 1M Tris-HCl, pH 7.5 Solution, 20L Bag, Sterile. 4 Pack.
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Santa Cruz Biotechnology TRIS BASE 5KG
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TEA Buffer 0.2M, pH 7.0, 100 ml.
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Seracare Life Sciences Inc 10X TRIS-GLYCINE-SDS BUFFER
Tris-Glycine-SDS (TGS) is a running buffer for sodium dodecyl sulfate – polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of proteins. pH=8.3. Conductivity controlled.
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Thermo Scientific Production Chemicals and Services TRIS HCL GMP GRADE 10KG
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Teknova 1M Tris-HCl, pH 9.0 Solution, 20L Bag, Sterile. 4 Pack.
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Biotang Inc MNE Bufferer, pH 6.5, 250 ml
MNE Bufferer, pH 6.5, 250 ml.
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MES Buffer 0.5M, pH 7.5, 100 ml.
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AMPSO Buffer 0.2M, pH 9.0, 100 ml.
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S2 Media 1L 10x TRIS Buffered Saline (TBS, 10x), pH 7.4 in 1L Media Bottle, 1/each
S2Media™ 10x TRIS Buffered Saline (TBS, 10x), pH 7.4 is a ready to use stock buffer often used for immunodetection techniques, including Western blot protocols. To prepare a 1x solution, mix one volume of 10x solution with 9 volumes of 10x buffer solution.• Product meets reference methods and performance criteria.• TBS,10x should be used by trained professionals within a laboratory setting. • Product is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of disease or other human conditions. • Product is 0.1µm filtered. Bottles are RNase, DNase, and protease free.
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Alkali Scientific TRIS, Amino Buffer, Enzyme Grade, 5 Kilograms
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