English name: HEPES
CAS Number: 7365-45-9
Molecular formula: C8H18N2O4S
Molecular weight: 238.305
Appearance and smell: white crystalline powder
Melting/boiling point: 234-238℃
Content 99.5%
Specification: 25kg/barrel
Uses: Used in biochemical diagnostic kits, DNA/RNA extraction kits and PCR diagnostic kits. It has no toxic effect on cells, and is often used in the research of organelles and highly variable, pH-sensitive proteins and enzymes.
It is a zwitterionic biological buffer, belonging to Good’s buffer, with an effective buffer range of 6.8~8.2. It can be widely used in a variety of biochemical reactions and used as a buffer reagent in certain cell culture media. The final concentration is 10~50mmol/L, and the buffering capacity can be achieved by generally containing 20mmol/L in the culture medium.