Buffers
Buffers kdorfman Tue, 06/16/2009 - 17:51Here are some commonly made buffers for biochemistry and molecular biology
Citric acid buffer
Citric acid buffer kdorfman Tue, 11/16/2021 - 20:03Citric Acid – Na2HPO4 Buffer Preparation, pH 2.6–7.61
From Sigma Buffer Reference Center
Citric acid monohydrate, C6H8O7 • H2O, MW 210.14; 0.1 M contains 21.01 g/L.
Na2HPO4, MW 141.98; 0.2 M contains 28.40 g/L, or Na2HPO4 • 2H2O, MW 178.05; 0.2 M contains 35.61 g/L.
pH | x mL 0.1 M-citric acid | y mL 0.2-Na2HPO4 |
---|---|---|
2.6 | 89.10 | 10.90 |
2.8 | 84.15 | 15.85 |
3.0 | 79.45 | 20.55 |
3.2 | 75.30 | 24.70 |
3.4 | 71.50 | 28.50 |
3.6 | 67.80 | 32.20 |
3.8 | 64.50 | 35.50 |
4.0 | 61.45 | 38.55 |
4.2 | 58.60 | 41.40 |
4.4 | 55.90 | 44.10 |
4.6 | 53.25 | 46.75 |
4.8 | 50.70 | 49.30 |
5.0 | 48.50 | 51.50 |
5.2 | 46.40 | 53.60 |
5.4 | 44.25 | 55.75 |
5.6 | 42.00 | 58.00 |
5.8 | 39.55 | 60.45 |
6.0 | 36.85 | 63.15 |
6.2 | 33.90 | 66.10 |
6.4 | 30.75 | 69.25 |
6.6 | 27.25 | 72.75 |
6.8 | 22.75 | 77.25 |
7.0 | 17.65 | 82.35 |
7.2 | 13.05 | 86.95 |
7.4 | 9.15 | 90.85 |
7.6 | 6.35 | 93.65 |
For 2021 QBoC
Need pH 3,4,5,6,7
Start with
- Citric acid (100 mM) (borrowed from P-Chem)
- 2.65 g
- 125 mL H2O
- Sodium phosphate dibasic (200 mM)
- MW = 268.07
- 200 mM = 8.042 g
- 150 mL H2O
Then make
pH | x mL 0.1 M-citric acid | y mL 0.2-Na2HPO4 |
---|---|---|
3.0 | 39.725 | 10.275 |
4.0 | 30.75 | 19.275 |
5.0 | 24.25 | 25.75 |
6.0 | 18.425 | 31.575 |
7.0 | 8.825 | 41.175 |
Test pH of 1:10, 1:2
- pH remains constant when diluted to 20% with LB.
- So make 50 mL of each diluted to 40% with LB. Students will dilute it 1:1 with LB
- 20 mL buffer
- 30 mL water
- Filter steriize, aliquot for students
Cnidocyte washing buffer
Cnidocyte washing buffer kdorfman Thu, 10/10/2024 - 17:54Cnidocyte washing buffer
- 10 mM Tris
- 10 mM NaCl
- 10 mM EDTA
pH 7.6
Bring to pH 7.6, then final volume
Combine 400 ml of dH2O
0.6 g of Tris-HCl
0.29 g of NaCl
1.86 g of EDTA
Adjust the pH to 7.6 with 10 M NaOH.
Bring the volume to 500 ml with dH2O.
Store the buffer indefinitely at room temperature.
DEB
DEB kdorfman Mon, 12/19/2011 - 17:40DNA Extraction Buffer for Gene & Genome
- 100 mM NaCl
- 50 mM Tris, pH8
- 25 mM EDTA
- 1% SDS
Make from stock solutions
Diluent B
Diluent B kdorfman Mon, 09/26/2022 - 20:21Dilution buffer for NEB enzymes
Buffer composition:
Reagent | Final concentration |
---|---|
NaCl | 300 mM |
Tris-HCl | 10 mM |
DTT | 1 mM |
EDTA | 0.1 mM |
BSA | 500 ug/mL |
glycerol | 50% |
pH | 7.4 |
To make 50 mL for use, make 25 mL of 2x, then mix 1:1 with glycerol
25 mL 2x Diluent B
Reagent | c1 | c2 | v1 |
---|---|---|---|
NaCl | 5M | 0.3M | 3 mL |
Tris HCl | 1M | 0.01M | 0.5 mL |
DTT | 1 M | 1 mM | 0.05 mL |
EDTA | 500 mM | 0.1 mM | 0.01 mL |
plus BSA 25 mg
pH to 7.4, bring volume to 25, add glycerol to 50.
Filter sterilize
Edwards Extraction Buffer
Edwards Extraction Buffer kdorfman Tue, 03/22/2022 - 13:20For quickie DNA extraction from Arabidopsis
- 200 mM Tris pH 7.5
- 250 mM NaCl
- 25 mM EDTA
- 0.5% SDS
HBS (Ca-)
HBS (Ca-) kdorfman Tue, 12/27/2011 - 17:53Calcium-free HBS
Make from dry ingredients:
Compound | MW | mM | 1000 | 500 | 350 | 250 | 100 | mL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MgCl2(6H2O) | 203.3 | 0.493 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.035 | 0.025 | 0.01 | g |
KCl | 74.56 | 2.67 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.005 | g |
NaCl | 58.43 | 137.9 | 8 | 4 | 2.8 | 2 | 0.8 | g |
EGTA | 380.4 | 0.1 | 0.038 | 0.0192 | 0.0134 | 0.0095 | 0.00384 | g |
HEPES | 238.21 | 10 | 2.383 | 1.1915 | 0.858 | 0.596 | 0.238 | g |
raise pH to 7.3 with NaOH
1X HBS (ca-) from stock solutions
CHECK THIS
Ingredient | stock M | mM | 0.25 | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MgCl.6H2O | 1 | 0.49 | 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.0005 | 0.0010 | mL |
KCl | 1 | 2.67 | 0.0007 | 0.0013 | 0.0027 | 0.0053 | mL |
NaCl | 5 | 137.90 | 0.0069 | 0.0138 | 0.0276 | 0.0552 | mL |
HEPES | 1 | 10 | 0. 025 | 0. 050 | 0. 100 | 0. 200 | mL |
pH 7.3 with NaOH
filter sterilize
HBS/Ca/Mg
HBS/Ca/Mg kdorfman Tue, 12/13/2011 - 20:32Ingredient1 | 1X (mM) | 10X (M) |
---|---|---|
CaCl2 | 0.9 | 0.009 |
MgCl2 | 0.493 | 0.00493 |
KCl | 2.67 | 0.0267 |
NaCl | 137.9 | 1.379 |
HEPES | 10 | 0.1 |
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Concentrations from Lab 9, Bioimaging 2008, Dave Gross ↩︎
10X HBS (dry)
10X HBS (dry) kdorfman Fri, 08/09/2013 - 18:5510X HBS/Ca/Mg from dry ingredients
pH 7.3 with NaOH
Filter sterilize
10X HBS (stocks)
10X HBS (stocks) kdorfman Fri, 08/09/2013 - 18:561X HBS (stocks)
1X HBS (stocks) kdorfman Fri, 08/09/2013 - 20:22pH 7.3 with NaOH
Filter sterilize
HBSS
HBSS kdorfman Fri, 04/03/2020 - 14:57Hank's Balanced Salt Solution
stock bottle kept in tissue culture fridge
To make 1 Liter from dry ingredients
Components | MW | (mg/L) | mM |
---|---|---|---|
Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) (dihyd.) | 147 | 185 | 1.26 |
Magnesium Chloride (MgCl2-6H2O) | 203 | 100 | 0.493 |
Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4-7H2O) | 246 | 100 | 0.407 |
Potassium Chloride (KCl) | 75 | 400 | 5.33 |
Potassium Phosphate monobasic (KH2PO4) | 136 | 60 | 0.441 |
Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) | 84 | 350 | 4.17 |
Sodium Chloride (NaCl) | 58 | 8000 | 137.93 |
Sodium Phosphate dibasic (Na2HPO4-6H20) | 268 | 90.6 | 0.338 |
D-Glucose (Dextrose) | 180 | 1000 | 5.56 |
Filter sterilize
To make from stock solutions:
Components | Ci (M) | cf (mM) | 1000 | 500 | 250 | mL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CaCl2 | 0.5 | 1.26 | 2.52 | 1.26 | 0.63 | mL |
MgCl2 | 1 | 0.493 | 0.493 | 0.247 | 0.108 | mL |
MgSO4 | 1 | 0.407 | 0.407 | 0.204 | 0.102 | mL |
KCl | 1 | 5.33 | 5.33 | 2.67 | 0.131 | mL |
KH2PO4 | 1 | 0.441 | 0.441 | 0.22 | 0.11 | mL |
NaHCO3 | 0.5 | 4.17 | 8.34 | 4.17 | 0.209 | mL |
NaCl | 5 | 137.93 | 27.59 | 13.79 | 6.9 | mL |
Na2HPO4 | 1 | 0.338 | 0.338 | 0.169 | 0.085 | mL |
Glucose | - | - | 1 | 0.5 | 0.25 | g |
Filter sterilize
HEPES
HEPES kdorfman Tue, 12/20/2011 - 14:16HEPES 1M
MW = 238.3
7.149 g / 30 mL
11.915 g / 50 mL
pH to 7.3 with NaOH pellets (~5 g/L)
Filter sterilize.
HotSHOT genomic DNA prep
HotSHOT genomic DNA prep kdorfman Tue, 06/21/2022 - 15:00For fin clip, tail snip, or ear punch
- Obtain tissue 2 mm
- tail snip
- ear punch
- fin clip
- Place tissue in 96 well plate
- Add 75 uL Alkaline Lysis Reagent for mouse, 50 uL for fish
- Heat to 95C 30 min (10 min to 1 hr)
- Cool to 4C
- Add 75 uL Neutralization Buffer for mouse, 50 uL for fish
- Use 3 uL (1-5) pre PCR reaction
Notes:
- DNA is suitable for PCR, not Southerns
- Heating longer than 30 min does not increase [DNA]
- pH of reagents does not need to be altered
- DNA yield is similar for tail snips and ear punches
- Too much tissue destroys PCR
- Store DNA at 4C or 20C
Alkaline Lysis Reagent
Alkaline Lysis Reagent kdorfman Tue, 06/21/2022 - 15:07Alkaline Lysis Reagent for HotSHOT DNA prep
Recipe from Mike Charles 10/15/03; mikchar@umich.edu; retrieved from Craig Albertson's lab, recalculated for1 M NaOH - 10 M will damage your plastic tube!!
Reagent | stock conc | final conc | amt |
---|---|---|---|
NaOH | 1 M | 25 mM | 1.25 mL |
EDTA | 0.5 M | 0.2 mM | 20 uL |
dI water | to final volume | 50 mL |
Calculator
pH =~12
Neutralization Buffer
Neutralization Buffer kdorfman Tue, 06/21/2022 - 15:09PBS
PBS kdorfman Tue, 06/16/2009 - 17:52Make 1X PBS from 10X
100 mL 10X + 900 mL H2O
10X PBS from Fisher
Fisher BP399-4 $51.07 as of 05/2020 ($34.45 January 2018!)
https://punchout.fishersci.com/shop/products/phosphate-buffered-saline-…
10X PBS from stock solutions
from Sigma ready-made 1X:
M | ingredient |
---|---|
0.01 | Na-K Phosphate |
0.138 | NaCl |
0.0027 | KCl |
pH to 7.3 with NaOH
sterilize
10X PBS from dry ingredients (Carrie's recipe)
pH to 7.3 with NaOH
sterilize
from stock solutions
from stock solutions kdorfman Wed, 11/13/2013 - 18:1310X PBS from stock solutions
from Sigma ready-made 1X:
M (1X) | M (10X) | ingredient |
---|---|---|
0.01 | 0.10 | Na-K Phosphate |
0.138 | 1.38 | NaCl |
0.0027 | 0.027 | KCl |
pH to 7.3 with NaOH
sterilize
OR
To match Sigma recipe:
Make 1M Na2HPO4 (base); 1 M KH2PO4 (acid)
Mix to pH 7.3
(should be ~38.25 mL Na2HPO4, 11.5 mL KH2PO4) from the Sigma Buffer Reference Center
pH | mL Na Phos dibasic | mL Na Phos monobasic |
---|---|---|
7.2 | 36.0 | 14.0 |
7.4 | 40.5 | 9.5 |
Then
PBS-Tw for Marine Bio
PBS-Tw for Marine Bio kdorfman Thu, 10/10/2024 - 17:380.1% Tween in PBS
PBS-Tw-Azide
PBS-Tw-Azide kdorfman Tue, 12/27/2011 - 18:34PBS with:
- 0.1% Tween 20
- 0.2 g/L Na Azide (=0.02 %)
per Liter:
- 100 mL 10x PBS
- 10 mL 10% Tween 20
- 2 mL 10% Na azide
PBX (for fish)
PBX (for fish) kdorfman Mon, 03/23/2020 - 13:570.5% Triton X in PBS
Plus water to final volume
PBX/BSA
PBX/BSA kdorfman Tue, 11/10/2020 - 18:44PBX with 3% BSA for fish
PIPES
PIPES kdorfman Thu, 01/19/2012 - 16:430.5 M pH 6.7
(for transformation buffer for genetics)
MW (disodium salt) = 346.32
173.16 g/L
17.316 g/ 100 mL
Mix in ~80% of final volume
pH to 6.7 with 5M KOH
Filter sterilize
Aliquot
Freeze
Potassium phosphate
Potassium phosphate kdorfman Sat, 01/14/2012 - 04:581 M Potassium phosphate buffer
To make 100 mL of 1M potassium phosphate:
pH | mL 1M K2HPO4 | mL 1M KH2PO4 |
---|---|---|
5.8 | 8.5 | 91.5 |
6.0 | 13.2 | 86.8 |
6.2 | 19.2 | 80.8 |
6.4 | 27.8 | 72.2 |
6.6 | 38.1 | 61.9 |
6.8 | 49.7 | 50.3 |
7.0 | 61.5 | 38.5 |
7.2 | 71.7 | 28.3 |
7.4 | 80.2 | 19.8 |
7.6 | 86.6 | 13.4 |
7.8 | 90.8 | 9.2 |
8.0 | 94.0 | 6.0 |
from http://ivaan.com/protocols/151.html
Check the pH with the meter.
Add more K2 to raise the pH, or K1 to lower it.
Dilute as necessary to achieve the desired concentration.
Sodium Phosphate
Sodium Phosphate kdorfman Mon, 12/12/2011 - 19:20To make 100 mL 1M sodium phosphate at a given pH:
pH | 1 M Na2HPO4 | 1 M NaH2PO4 |
---|---|---|
8.0 | 93.2 ml | 6.8 ml |
7.8 | 89.6 ml | 10.4 ml |
7.6 | 84.5 ml | 15.5 ml |
7.4 | 77.4 ml | 22.6 ml |
7.2 | 68.4 ml | 31.6 ml |
7.0 | 57.7 ml | 42.3 ml |
6.8 | 46.3 ml | 53.7 ml |
6.6 | 35.2 ml | 64.8 ml |
6.4 | 25.5 ml | 74.5 ml |
6.2 | 17.8 ml | 82.2 ml |
6.0 | 12.0 ml | 88.0 ml |
5.8 | 7.9 ml | 92.1 ml |
Dilute to the desired concentration.
Sodium acetate buffer
Sodium acetate buffer kdorfman Tue, 11/16/2021 - 19:53From Sigma Buffer Reference Center
Sodium Acetate – Acetic Acid Buffer PREPARATION | pH 3.7–5.61 Sodium acetate trihydrate, CH3COONa • 3H2O MW 136.09; 0.2 M contains 27.22 g/L.
x mL 0.2 M-NaOAc and y mL 0.2 M-HOAc mixed
pH @ 18 °C | x mL 0.2 M-NaOAc | y mL 0.2 M-HOAc |
---|---|---|
3.7 | 10.0 | 90.0 |
3.8 | 12.0 | 88.0 |
4.0 | 18.0 | 82.0 |
4.2 | 26.5 | 73.5 |
4.4 | 37.0 | 63.0 |
4.6 | 49.0 | 51.0 |
4.8 | 59.0 | 41.0 |
5.0 | 70.0 | 30.0 |
5.2 | 79.0 | 21.0 |
5.4 | 86.0 | 14.0 |
5.6 | 91.0 | 9.0 |
Sodium borate buffer
Sodium borate buffer kdorfman Fri, 11/05/2021 - 14:10(to neutralize acid wash during anti-5mC staining)
1L 1M
g | ingredient |
---|---|
61.83 g | Boric acid (H3BO3) |
10 g | NaOH |
water to 1L
100 mL 100mM
g | ingredient |
---|---|
0.6183 g | Boric acid (H3BO3) |
0.1 g | NaOH |
water to 100 mL
T10E1
T10E1 kdorfman Mon, 12/19/2011 - 17:54Tris 10 mM, EDTA 1 mM, pH 8
Make from stock solutions
ingredient | cf | ci | 25 | 50 | mL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tris pH 8 | 10 | mM | 1000 | mM | 0.25 | 0.5 | mL |
EDTA | 1 | mM | 500 | mM | 0.05 | 0.1 | mL |
T10E5
T10E5 kdorfman Mon, 12/19/2011 - 18:25Tris 10 mM, EDTA 5 mM, pH 8
Make from stock solutions
ingredient | cf | ci | 25 | 50 | mL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tris pH 8 | 10 | mM | 1000 | mM | 0.25 | 0.5 | mL |
EDTA | 5 | mM | 500 | mM | 0.25 | 0.5 | mL |
TAE
TAE kdorfman Tue, 06/16/2009 - 17:52Tris-Acetate-EDTA buffer for agarose gel electrophoresis
1X TAE
1X TAE kdorfman Tue, 06/16/2009 - 19:02plus water to final volume
50X TAE stock
50X TAE stock kdorfman Tue, 06/16/2009 - 19:01Buy from Fisher TAE 50x, pH 8.3, 4L, part #BP13324
from Maniotis
pH to 8 with acetic acid or NaOH
should this be 8.4?
Ingredient | cf (mM) | 1000 | 750 | 600 | 500 | mL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tris | 2000 | 242 | 181.5 | 145.2 | 121 | g |
Acetic acid | 1000 | 57.1 | 42.9 | 34.3 | 28.6 | mL |
EDTA 0.5 M | 50 | 100 | 75 | 60 | 50 | mL |
OR | ||||||
EDTA | 50 | 18.62 | 13.965 | 11.172 | 9.31 | g |
pH to 8 with acetic acid or NaOH
Maniotis says to autoclave, but the salt concentration is so high that nothing will grow in it if you don't.
TBE 10X stock
TBE 10X stock kdorfman Thu, 08/29/2024 - 22:14BE Buffer 10x Stock Recipe:
- 108 g tris base.
- 55 g boric acid.
- 900 ml double-distilled H2O.
- 40 ml 0.5 M EDTA solution (pH 8.0)
Taq dilution buffer
Taq dilution buffer kdorfman Fri, 05/31/2013 - 17:21To dilute Takara Ex-Taq
Store in freezer. Won’t freeze solid. Should keep forever.
50 μL Tween 20
50 μL Nonidet P-40 (anionic detergent = NP-40)
10 µL 1M DTT
1 mL KCl (1M)
200 μL Tris-Cl pH 8 (1M)
2 μL 0.5M EDTA pH 8
5 mL glycerol
4.2 mL ddH2O
bring to final volume, filter sterilize in BSC, freeze