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
Teknova 1X PBS Solution, pH 7.4, 200L Bag, 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.
Boston Bioproducts Inc HEPES Buffer (0.5 M, pH 7.4, pH Adjusted with KOH) - 250ml
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. This formulation is adjusted with KOH.
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane ACS reagent, >=99.8% | 77-86-1 | MFCD00004679 | 100G
Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane ACS reagent, >=99.8% | Purity: >=99.8%; 99.8-100.1% | Mol Wt: 121.14 | 77-86-1 | MFCD00004679 | 100G
Supelco Inc HEPES, 7365-45-9, MFCD00006158, 100 G
Empirical Formula: (Hill Notation) C8H18N2O4S, Molecular Weight: 238.30, Synonym: 4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-ethanesulfonic acid, N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-(2-ethanesulfonic acid), assay : ≥99.5% (titration). HEPES has been described as one of the best all-purpose buffers available for biological research. At biological pH, the molecule is zwitterionic, and is effective as a buffer at pH 6.8 to 8.2. HEPES has been used in a wide variety of applications, including tissue culture. It is commonly used to buffer cell culture media in air. HEPES finds its usage in in vitro experiments on Mg.
Boston Bioproducts Inc Tris-HCl Buffer (1 M, pH 7.5) - 500ml
The Tris-HCl Buffer is a widely used bufering reagent in molecular biology and biochemistry, acting to maintain a stable pH, and preserve the integrity of target macromolecules. The buffering capacity of Tris-HCl is effective in the pH range of 7.0 to 9.0, making it ideal for many biological applications like cell culture, molecular biology, DNA/RNA extraction, electrophoresis, enzyme assays and immunohistostaining.
Cliawaived Inc Transport Tube, 3mL Phosphate Based Saline PBS (400 swabs and PBS Tubes per box)
Transport Tube, 3mL Phosphate Based Saline PBS. 102mm length vial contains 3ml of PBS solution. Includes mini-flocked swab with synthetic fibers and plastic shaft and break point at 80mm. INTENDED USEThe KaiBiLiTM Extended ViralTrans PBS is phosphate buffer saline which can maintain pH and osmotic balance, as well as provide cells with water and essential inorganic ions.SUMMARYAppropriate specimen collection and transport is important to accurate laboratory diagnosis of infectious disease. Not only personnel operating skills, but also a proper specimen collection and transport system are essential attributes for reliable diagnosis result. The KaiBiLiTM Extended ViralTrans PBS is suitable for collection, transport of clinical specimens.
CARTERRA INC 10X HBSTE
NC2232568 10X HBSTE
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Trizma(R) Pre-set crystals BioPerformance Certified, pH 7.0, average Mw 154.8 | 100G
Trizma(R) Pre-set crystals BioPerformance Certified, pH 7.0, average Mw 154.8 | 100G
Bio Rad Laboratories XT MOPS RUNNING BUFFER 500ML
Extended range protein standard, 500ul, 50 applications. Product contains 12 bands from 2kD to 250kD. 250, 150, 100, 50, 37, 20, 15, 10 & 5 kD are blue, 75, 25 and 2kD are pink.
Research Products International Corp PIPES DISODIUM SALT, 500G
pKa (25°C): 6.8
The working pH range in aqueous solution is 6.5-7.5.
Abcam E x traction Buffer 5 x PTR, 50ML
Extraction buffer 5X PTR is formulated for preparing cell or tissue extracts for use in immunoassays, with added phosphatase inhibitors and protease inhibitor aprotinin. - Cited in over 20 publications - Phosphatase and protease inhibitors – contains inhibitors to preserve sample integrity - Easy to use – dilute to 1X with distilled water before use, or use with extraction enhancer buffer 50X for enhanced extraction - Compatible with a variety of sample types
The product is subject to the following: Abcam Restricted Use Statement
Sigma Aldrich Fine Chemicals Biosciences Phosphate-Citrate Buffer tablet | 50TAB
Phosphate-Citrate Buffer tablet | 50TAB
Gold Biotechnology Inc MES Free Acid 250 g
MES is a buffering agent used in biochemistry and molecular biology that was selected and described by Good et al It is a zwitterionic morpholinic buffer that is useful for a pH range of 5 5 6 7 and commonly used for cell culture media as a running buffer in electrophoresis and for protein purification in chromatography MES lacks the ability to form a complex with most metal ions and is recommended for use as a non-coordinating buffer in solutions with metal ions MES is often used in buffered culture media for bacteria yeast and mammalian cells It is toxic towards plants at high concentrations but can be used in culture media at lower concentrations for plants Due to low ionic mobility MES is regarded as an excellent buffer for use in capillary electrochromatography MES is often employed as a substitute for the highly toxic cacodylate as well as a substitute for the non-zwitterionic buffers citrate and malate