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
Thermo Scientific Chemicals HEPES sodium salt, 99+%, for molecular biology, DNAse, RNAse and Protease free
CAS: 75277-39-3 Molecular Formula: C8H17N2NaO4S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 260.28 MDL Number: MFCD00036463 InChI Key: RDZTWEVXRGYCFV-UHFFFAOYSA-M Synonym: 2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazine]ethanesulfonic acid sodium salt PubChem CID: 2724248 ChEBI: CHEBI:46758 IUPAC Name: sodium;2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonate SMILES: [Na+].OCCN1CCN(CCS([O-])(=O)=O)CC1
Thermo Scientific Chemicals TAPSO, for biochemistry
CAS: 68399-81-5 Molecular Formula: C7H17NO7S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 259.273 MDL Number: MFCD00038352 InChI Key: RZQXOGQSPBYUKH-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3-(N-Tris-(hydroxymethyl)methylamino)-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid PubChem CID: 109334 IUPAC Name: 3-[[1,3-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propan-2-yl]amino]-2-hydroxypropane-1-sulfonic acid SMILES: C(C(CS(=O)(=O)O)O)NC(CO)(CO)CO
Thermo Scientific Chemicals MES monohydrate, 99+%, for biochemistry
CAS: 145224-94-8 Molecular Formula: C6H15NO5S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 195.23 MDL Number: MFCD00149409 InChI Key: MIIIXQJBDGSIKL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid monohydrate PubChem CID: 16218417 IUPAC Name: 2-morpholin-4-ylethanesulfonic acid;hydrate SMILES: C1COCCN1CCS(=O)(=O)O.O
Thermo Scientific Chemicals MES hydrate, 99+%, for biochemistry
CAS: 1266615-59-1 Molecular Formula: C6H13NO4S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 195.23 MDL Number: MFCD00149409 InChI Key: SXGZJKUKBWWHRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 4-Morpholinoethanesulfonic acid hydrate,MES IUPAC Name: 2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethane-1-sulfonic acid SMILES: OS(=O)(=O)CCN1CCOCC1
Thermo Scientific Chemicals MOPS, 99%, for biochemistry
CAS: 1132-61-2 Molecular Formula: C7H15NO4S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 209.26 MDL Number: MFCD00006183 InChI Key: DVLFYONBTKHTER-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3-(N-Morpholino)propanesulfonic acid PubChem CID: 70807 ChEBI: CHEBI:44115 SMILES: [O-]S(=O)(=O)CCC[NH+]1CCOCC1
Thermo Scientific Chemicals MES, 99+%, <1% water
CAS: 4432-31-9 Molecular Formula: C6H13NO4S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 195.233 MDL Number: MFCD00006181 InChI Key: SXGZJKUKBWWHRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid PubChem CID: 78165 ChEBI: CHEBI:39005 IUPAC Name: 2-morpholin-4-ylethanesulfonic acid SMILES: C1COCCN1CCS(=O)(=O)O
Thermo Scientific Chemicals HEPES sodium salt, 99%
CAS: 75277-39-3 Molecular Formula: C8H17N2NaO4S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 260.28 MDL Number: MFCD00036463 InChI Key: RDZTWEVXRGYCFV-UHFFFAOYSA-M Synonym: 2-[4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazine]ethanesulfonic acid sodium salt PubChem CID: 2724248 ChEBI: CHEBI:46758 IUPAC Name: sodium 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethane-1-sulfonate SMILES: [Na+].OCCN1CCN(CCS([O-])(=O)=O)CC1
Thermo Scientific Chemicals HEPES, 1.0M buffer soln., pH 7.5
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
Thermo Scientific Chemicals TRIS-buffered saline (TBS, 10X) 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
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
Thermo Scientific Chemicals TAPS, 99+%, for biochemistry
CAS: 29915-38-6 Molecular Formula: C7H17NO6S Molecular Weight (g/mol): 243.27 MDL Number: MFCD00007538 InChI Key: YNLCVAQJIKOXER-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3-[Tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamino]-1-propanesulfonic acid PubChem CID: 121591 IUPAC Name: 3-[[1,3-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)propan-2-yl]amino]propane-1-sulfonic acid SMILES: OCC(CO)(CO)NCCCS(O)(=O)=O
Thermo Scientific Chemicals Krebs-Ringer Solution, HEPES-buffered
Standard physiological buffer that is suitable for various calcium imaging experiments. It is also used as a preserving agent.
Thermo Scientific Chemicals Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, 10X), pH 7.4
Non-toxic to most cells and is used in biological research.
Thermo Scientific Chemicals MOPS-SDS running buffer (20X)
MOPS-SDS running buffer (20X) is a buffer frequently used for separating medium- to large-sized proteins on a gel.