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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Biotang Inc Dialysis tubing Storage buffer in PBS and Glycerol (autoclaved),; 125 ml
Dialysis tubing Storage buffer in PBS and Glycerol (autoclaved),; 125 ml.
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IBI SCIENTIFIC 3P (EDTA) SOLUTION, 100 mL
IBI 0.5MEDTA solution (pH 8.0)is ideal for biochemistry and molecular biology applications requiring a chelator of divalent metal ions. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid solution can be used to elucidate the role of antigen retrieval in immunostaining of ethanol fixed smears.
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid | 60-00-4 | MFCD00003541 | 100g
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Abcam Opti-Klear™ Live Cell Imaging Buffer 1 x , 60ML
Hepes based imaging buffer formulated to lower background fluorescence and maintain proper pH and osmolarity for hours at 37°C. ab275938 provides an energy source and preserves fluorescent signals.
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Alkali Scientific CellPro™ TAE 50X (Tris-Acetate EDTA), 2L
Alkali Scientific™ CellPro™ TAE Tris Acetate EDTA is a fundamental reagent in nucleic acid electrophoresis, renowned for its exceptional buffering capacity and DNA solubilization properties. Designed to provide optimal performance and reproducibility, this solution enables precise separation and analysis of DNA fragments in agarose gel electrophoresis. Each batch undergoes rigorous sterile filtration to ensure purity and consistency, empowering researchers with confidence in their molecular biology experiments.
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MOPS-EDTA-Sodium Acetate Buffer (MESA), 500 ml.
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Phosphate Buffer 0.2M, pH 7.2, 500 ml.
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Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Trizma Base | 77-86-1 | MFCD00004679 | 100g
Trizma Base | Purity: 99% | Mol Wt: 121.14 | 77-86-1 | MFCD00004679 | 100g
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Biotang Inc HEPES Lysis Buffer with NP-40 (2X), 125 ml
HEPES Lysis Buffer with NP-40 (2X), 125 ml.
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Mitegen Bis-Tris/ HCl, 1M, pH8.0, 250 ml, CAS # 6976-37-0
Use our stock solutions directly or as a component in solutions you create in your own lab. We prepare our stock solutions using high quality raw materials, ASTM Type 1 water, and sterile packaging.�Our stock solutions are intended for Research and Development Use Only.
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Research Products International Corp TRIS, Buffered Saline, 500 ML
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Rockland Immunochemicals 1.0 M Tris HCl pH 8.5 - MB-027-1000
Tris solution is an abbreviation of the organic compound known as tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane. Tris is extensively used in biochemistry and molecular biology. In biochemistry, Tris is widely used as a component of additional buffer solutions, such as in TAE and TBE buffer, especially for solutions of nucleic acids. Visit our newly expanded web site at www.rockland-inc.com for methods using this and other buffers.
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Teknova 10mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0. 1000mL, DNase/RNase Tested, Sterile 6 pack.
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eMolecules 2306265-70-1 | tert-butyl 4-(hydroxymethyl)-2-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-2-carboxylate | 1g
Medchem Express | Ginsenoside F1 | 5mg | 446275202 | HY-N0598 | 53963-43-2 | MFCD06410947 | 638.883 | C36H62O9
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Biotang Inc Maleate Buffer 0.2M, pH 6.5, 250 ml
Maleate Buffer 0.2M, pH 6.5, 250 ml.
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