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By definition, biological buffers are organic substances that maintain a constant pH over a given range by neutralizing the effects of hydrogen ions. In the body, buffers provide a pH environment conducive to critical biochemical processes.
Buffers are ubiquitous in modern biology labs, especially in applications involving protein electrophoresis to view the results of a technique such as the polymerase chain reaction or Western blotting. They are a vital component for modeling biological systems and have many uses in cell culture, molecular biology, nucleic acid and protein purification, and transformation and transfection.
What is an example of a buffer solution?
Two common chemistry buffer examples are tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane (tris) and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid (HEPES), and many others are listed below.
What is a buffering range?
A buffering range or buffer range indicates the pH level that a buffer maintains over the course of an experiment.
What are the different types of buffers?
Buffers are typically classified into seven main groups based on the R-group in their chemical makeup and the pH range of their effectiveness. They can be further delineated by grade. At the acidic end of the pH scale, at a range from 5.5 to 8.3 are the morpholinic buffers such as MES, MOPS, and MOBS. Tris is a mid-range buffer stable at pH of 7 to 9.6. Cyclohexylamino buffers such as CHES and CAPS are effective at higher pH values from 8.6 to 11.4.