Life Science Buffers
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
Bis-Tris, Fisher BioReagents
CAS: 6976-37-0 Molecular Formula: C8H19NO5 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 209.242 InChI Key: OWMVSZAMULFTJU-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 2,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2?,2?-nitrilotriethanol,2, 2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2, 2?,Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino-tris(hydroxymethyl)methane PubChem CID: 81462 ChEBI: CHEBI:41250 IUPAC Name: 2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol SMILES: C(CO)N(CCO)C(CO)(CO)CO
TE Buffer, Tris-EDTA, 1X Solution, pH 7.4, Molecular Biology, Fisher BioReagents™
Tris-EDTA (TE) is routinely used for suspending nucleic acid samples.
Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (Cryst./Certified ACS), Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 77-86-1 Molecular Formula: C4H11NO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 121.136 MDL Number: MFCD00004679 InChI Key: LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1, 3-propanediol,Trimethylol Aminomethane,Tris Buffer,Tris,Trizma™,THAM,Tris base,Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane,Trometamol PubChem CID: 6503 ChEBI: CHEBI:9754 IUPAC Name: 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol SMILES: C(C(CO)(CO)N)O
Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS), 10X Powder, pH 7.4, Fisher BioReagents™
Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS), 10X Powder provides a convenient way to make 1 L of 10X stock PBS solution.
PBS Tablets, Phosphate Buffered Saline, Fisher BioReagents™
Phosphate Buffered Saline Tablets, CAS Number-7647-14-5, 7447-40-7, 100 tablets, Clear, Gray, White, 5/8 in., 600 SEC max., CAUTION!
Tris Hydrochloride, 1M Solution (pH 8.0/Mol. Biol.), Fisher BioReagents™
CAS: 7732-18-5,1185-53-1,77-86-1 Molecular Formula: C4H11NO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 121.136 InChI Key: LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: Tris-HCl PubChem CID: 6503 ChEBI: CHEBI:9754 IUPAC Name: 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol SMILES: C(C(CO)(CO)N)O
HEPES Buffer, 1M Solution, pH 7.3 (Molecular Biology), Fisher BioReagents™
Commonly used buffering agent
TAE Buffer, Tris-Acetate-EDTA, 50X Solution, Electrophoresis, Fisher BioReagents™
Tris-Acetate-EDTA, CAS Number-77-86-1, 60-00-4, 6850-28-8, TAE, 4L, Gray, Tris (24%), Acetic Acid (5.0%), and EDTA (<2%)., DNase free, Pass Test, Filtered through a 0.2-micron filter., Electrophoresis, 50X Solution, Poly CUBE, Liquid, Protease free, DNase-, RNase- and Protease-Free, RT
Tris Base (White Crystals or Crystalline Powder/Triple-Crystallized), Fisher BioReagents™
For sensitive molecular biology, tissue culture, and electrophoresis methods