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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Supply Solutions Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline liquid sterile-filtered DPBS Modified without calcium without magnesium suitable for cell culture, 1000mL
Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline liquid sterile-filtered DPBS Modified without calcium without magnesium suitable for cell culture
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Research Products International Corp TRIS-Tricine-SDS Running Buffer 10X Solution, 500 ML
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10X Formulation:
Tricine: 1 M
SDS (pH 8.3): 1%
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Boston Bioproducts Inc MOPS-SDS-RUNNING BUFF 20X 1L
NC3445897 MOPS-SDS-RUNNING BUFF 20X 1L
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Biotang Inc MOPS-Buffer 0.2M, pH 8.5, 100 ml
MOPS-Buffer 0.2M, pH 8.5, 100 ml.
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Dulbeccos Modified Eagles500ML
This modification has been shown to improve the stability of the medium.
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Alkali Scientific CellPro™ PBS Buffer, 1X, pH 7.4, 1L
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Alkali Scientific™ CellPro™ PBS (Phosphate Buffered Saline) provides researchers with a reliable and consistent solution essential for various molecular and cellular biology applications. This meticulously prepared buffer is formulated to maintain a stable pH and osmolarity, ensuring optimal conditions for cell culture, protein assays, immunohistochemistry, and many other biological techniques. With its phosphate-based formulation, CellPro™ PBS offers excellent buffering capacity, making it suitable for maintaining the physiological pH of biological samples and preserving their integrity. Whether used for cell washing, sample dilution, or buffer exchange, CellPro™ PBS guarantees exceptional performance and reproducibility in every experiment. Trust in the quality and reliability of CellPro™ PBS to support your research needs and enable precise and consistent results.
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PROVISION KINETICS INC TRIS- SALINE BUFFER
500 ml bottle of Tris-saline buffer, pH 8.4 designed for use with Anti-IIa and Anti-Xa heparin test kits (sold separately)
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Newcomer Supply Phosphate Buffer 0.1M, pH 7.2 to 7.4, 1 gallon
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Use: IHC wash and rinse. Shelf Life is 1 year from date of manufacture. Store at 2-8°C.
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BIOWORLD POPSO BUFFER 0.5M PH 8.5
NC2212659 POPSO BUFFER 0.5M PH 8.5
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Dulbeccos Phosphate Bufer500ML
Dulbeccos Phosphate Bufer500ML
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences BES 99.0 titration250G
BES (N N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a useful secondary standard biochemical buffer. Useful pH range for BES is 6.4 to 7.8. It is useful for diagnostic assay manufacturing industry. BES a sulfonic acid-containing cross-linking agent induces cross-linking between sulfonated polyimide chains in sulfonated polyimide membranes.
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Supply Solutions Tris Buffered Saline, with Tween 20, pH 8.0, 10 pack
Tris Buffered Saline, with Tween 20, pH 8.0 has been used as a wash buffer in western blotting and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
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Quality Biological Inc TAE Buffer 50X, 4 Liters
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TAE buffer provides faster electrophoretic migration of linear DNA and better resolution of supercoiled DNA. ¿ TAE Buffer may be more suitable than TBE, for electrophoresis if DNA is to be recovered from the agarose and purified using commercially available DNA purification kits. ¿ Applications: TAE buffer has a relatively low buffering capacity, therefore, periodic replacement of the buffer during prolonged electrophoresis is recommended. ¿ Storage Conditions: 15¿C to 30¿C ¿ Shipping Condition: ambient temperature ¿ Sterile Filtered ¿ DNase RNase and Protease Tested ¿ Concentration: 2 M Tris base and 0.05 M disodium EDTA dihydrate ¿ 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 TBE Buffer 10X, 4 Liters
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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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Medchemexpress LLC MES monohydrate (Standard) | 145224-94-8 | MFCD00149409 | 100.0% | 25 MG
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MES monohydrate (Standard) is an analytical standard and an amphoteric ion buffer used in research and analytical applications. This compound, also known as 2-Morpholinoethanesulphonic acid, is a Good's buffer with a capacity ranging from pH 5.5-7.0.
- Analytical standard for research and analytical applications
- Functions as an amphoteric ion buffer
- Offers a buffer capacity from pH 5.5-7.0
- Widely used in biochemistry and molecular biology
- Suitable for cell culture, enzyme activity determination, electrophoresis, and protein studies
- Utilized in qualitative, quantitative, and methodological research experiments
- Compatible with techniques such as HPLC, GC, and MS
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