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
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Fisherbrand PBS, Phosphate Buffered Saline, 10X Solution, Fisher BioReagents™
Commonly used buffer
Content And Storage | Room temperature |
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Form | Liquid |
Fisher Bioreagents 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!
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.

Form | Powder |
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Product Line | BupH™ |
Fisher Bioreagents 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.
Fisher Bioreagents HEPES Buffer, 1M Solution, pH 7.3 (Molecular Biology), Fisher BioReagents™
Commonly used buffering agent
Color | Undesignated |
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Physical Form | Liquid |
Chemical Name or Material | HEPES Buffer |
Grade | Molecular Biology |
Identification | Pass Test |
DNase | DNase free |
Merck Index | 15, 4689 |
Concentration | 0.95 to 1.05 M |
ChemAlert Storage Symbol | Gray |
Absorbance | ≤0.01(0.1M solution) at 260nm,0.004 max. (0.1M solution) at 280nm |
Name Note | 1M Solution, pH 7.3 |
CAS | 7732-18-5 |
Protease | Protease free |
pH | 7.2 to 7.5 |
Synonym | N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N«-2-ethanesulfonic Acid |
Purity Grade Notes | DNase-, RNase- and Protease-Free |
Recommended Storage | RT |
Molecular Formula | C8H18N2O4S |
Formula Weight | 238.197 |
Fisher Bioreagents PBS, Phosphate Buffered Saline, 1X Solution, pH 7.4, Fisher BioReagents™
Content And Storage | Room temperature |
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Form | Liquid |
Packaging Type | Poly Cube |
pH | 7.3 to 7.5 |
Melting Point | 0°C |
Thermo Scientific PBS, 10X Solution, Molecular Biology Grade, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
For biological research. Thermo Scientific™ PBS, 10X Solution, Molecular Biology Grade is 0.2μm filtered and dispensed into durable, square nalgene bottles and upright carton.
Form | Solution |
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Formulation | 80.6 mM sodium phosphate, 19.4 mM potassium phosphate, 27 mM KCl and 1.37 M NaCl in high purity dH2O |
pH | 7.4 |
Fisher Bioreagents PBS, Phosphate Buffered Saline, 1X Powder, pH 7.4, Fisher BioReagents
Content And Storage | Room temperature |
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Form | Powder |
Packaging Type | Poly Bottle |
Color | White |
Gibco™ DPBS, powder, no calcium, no magnesium
Dulbecco's Phosphate-Buffered Saline (DPBS) is a balanced salt solution used for a variety of cell culture applications, such as washing cells before dissociation, transporting cells or tissue, diluting cells for counting, and preparing reagents.
Shipping Condition | Room Temperature |
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Content And Storage | Storage conditions: 15-30° C Shipping conditions: Ambient Shelf life: 36 months from date of manufacture |
Additive | No Sodium Pyruvate |
Form | Powder |
Product Type | DPBS |
Classification | Animal Origin-Free |
pH | 7.2 to 7.7 |
Manufacturing Quality | cGMP-compliant under the ISO 13485 standard |
For Use With (Application) | Mammalian Cell Culture |
Phenol Red Indicator | No Phenol Red |
Osmolality | 265 - 310 mOsm/kg |
Solution Type | Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline |
Product Line | Gibco™ |
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.

Thermo Scientific Chemicals TRIS-buffered saline (TBS, 20X) pH 7.4
CAS: 77-86-1 Molecular Formula: C4H11NO3 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 121.136 MDL Number: MFCD00132476 InChI Key: LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N PubChem CID: 6503 ChEBI: CHEBI:9754 IUPAC Name: 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol SMILES: C(C(CO)(CO)N)O

PubChem CID | 6503 |
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CAS | 77-86-1 |
Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 121.136 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:9754 |
MDL Number | MFCD00132476 |
SMILES | C(C(CO)(CO)N)O |
IUPAC Name | 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol |
InChI Key | LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Molecular Formula | C4H11NO3 |
Thermo Scientific HEPES, 1M Solution, pH 7.3, Molecular Biology Grade, Ultrapure, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
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 SMILES: OCCN1CCN(CCS(O)(=O)=O)CC1

PubChem CID | 23831 |
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CAS | 7365-45-9 |
Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 238.30 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:42334 |
MDL Number | MFCD00006158 |
SMILES | OCCN1CCN(CCS(O)(=O)=O)CC1 |
InChI Key | JKMHFZQWWAIEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Molecular Formula | C8H18N2O4S |
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

PubChem CID | 23831 |
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CAS | 7365-45-9 |
Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 238.30 |
ChEBI | CHEBI:42334 |
MDL Number | MFCD00006158 |
SMILES | OCCN1CCN(CCS(O)(=O)=O)CC1 |
IUPAC Name | 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
InChI Key | JKMHFZQWWAIEOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Molecular Formula | C8H18N2O4S |
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

PubChem CID | 16218417 |
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CAS | 145224-94-8 |
Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 213.248 |
MDL Number | MFCD00149409 |
SMILES | C1COCCN1CCS(=O)(=O)O.O |
IUPAC Name | 2-morpholin-4-ylethanesulfonic acid;hydrate |
InChI Key | MIIIXQJBDGSIKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
Molecular Formula | C6H15NO5S |