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
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!
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PBS, Phosphate Buffered Saline, 10X Solution, Fisher BioReagents™
Commonly used buffer
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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.
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HEPES Buffer, 1M Solution, pH 7.3 (Molecular Biology), Fisher BioReagents™
Commonly used buffering agent
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PBS, Phosphate Buffered Saline, 1X Powder, pH 7.4, Fisher BioReagents
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Thermo Scientific™ Pierce™ Concentrated Buffer Stocks (10X and 20X)
Save time using Pierce Concentrated Buffer stock solutions (10X and 20X) with simple dilutions to expedite your experiment without sacrificing quality or consistency.
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Thermo Scientific™ Dry-blend Buffered Packs
Our quality control ensures that every pack of dry-blend buffers yields consistent solutions without weighing or pH adjustment. Simply empty contents of one foil envelope pack into a beaker, add appropriate solvents, and stir to dissolve.
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals HEPES, 1.0M buffer soln., pH 8.0
CAS: 7365-45-9 Molecular Formula: C8H18N2O4S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 238.30 MDL Number: MFCD00006158 InChI Key: JKMHFZQWWAIEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N PubChem CID: 23831 ChEBI: CHEBI:42334 IUPAC Name: 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid SMILES: OCCN1CCN(CCS(O)(=O)=O)CC1
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals MES monohydrate, 98%
CAS: 145224-94-8 Molecular Formula: C6H15NO5S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 213.248 MDL Number: MFCD00149409 InChI Key: MIIIXQJBDGSIKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N PubChem CID: 16218417 IUPAC Name: 2-morpholin-4-ylethanesulfonic acid;hydrate SMILES: C1COCCN1CCS(=O)(=O)O.O
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals Glycine, 0.2M buffer soln., pH 2.5
CAS: 56-40-6 Molecular Formula: C2H5NO2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 75.07 MDL Number: MFCD00008131 InChI Key: DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N IUPAC Name: 2-aminoacetic acid SMILES: NCC(O)=O
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Thermo Scientific Chemicals BICINE, 99%
CAS: 150-25-4 Molecular Formula: C6H12NNaO4 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 185.16 MDL Number: MFCD00004295 InChI Key: MFBDBXAVPLFMNJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M Synonym: N,N-Bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine PubChem CID: 8761 ChEBI: CHEBI:40957 IUPAC Name: 2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]acetic acid SMILES: [Na+].OCCN(CCO)CC([O-])=O
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Tris Base (White Crystals or Crystalline Powder/Molecular Biology), Fisher BioReagents™
CAS: 77-86-1 Molecular Formula: C4H11NO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 121.136 InChI Key: LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: Trimethylol Aminomethane,Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane,2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol,THAM,Tris base,Trometamol PubChem CID: 6503 ChEBI: CHEBI:9754 IUPAC Name: 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol SMILES: C(C(CO)(CO)N)O
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Tris-HCl, 1M Solution, pH 8.0, Molecular Biology Grade, Ultrapure, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
CAS: 1185-53-1 Molecular Formula: C4H12ClNO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 157.594 InChI Key: QKNYBSVHEMOAJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N PubChem CID: 93573 IUPAC Name: 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol;hydrochloride SMILES: C(C(CO)(CO)N)O.Cl
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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
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