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HEPES sodium salt

BioXtra, ≥99.0% (titration)

Synonym(s):

4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-ethanesulfonic acid sodium salt, N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-(2-ethanesulfonic acid) sodium salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H17N2NaO4S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
260.29
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥99.0% (titration)

form

powder

impurities

≤0.005% Phosphorus (P)
≤0.1% Insoluble matter

pH

10.0-12.0 (1 M in H2O)

useful pH range

6.8-8.2

pKa (25 °C)

7.5

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.05%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.0005%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
NH4+: ≤0.05%
Pb: ≤0.001%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

absorption

≤0.2 at 260 in H2O at 1 M
≤0.2 at 280 in H2O at 1 M

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing

SMILES string

[Na+].OCCN1CCN(CC1)CCS([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H18N2O4S.Na/c11-7-5-9-1-3-10(4-2-9)6-8-15(12,13)14;/h11H,1-8H2,(H,12,13,14);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

RDZTWEVXRGYCFV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

HEPES is a general-purpose zwitterionic buffer which does not bind magnesium, calcium, manganese(II) or copper(II) ions. HEPES has been classified as Good′s buffer by Dr. Norman Good and his colleagues in 1966. It is zwitterionic at biological pH and is most effective in the pH range of 6.8 to 8.2.

Application

HEPES sodium salt solution is suitable for cell culture studies. It may be used in the preparation of buffer solution of HEPES. It may be used as buffer during the phosphorylation assays in permeabilized fibroblasts. It may be used to compose a complex dialysis buffer, used in the determination of free thyroxin in serum by radioimmunoassay.

Other Notes

Easily compare specifications for HEPES sodium salt products with the HEPES sodium salt specification table.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Hydrogen ion buffers for biological research.
Good NE, et al.
BioChemistry: An Indian Journal, 5, 467-477 (1996)
I J Chopra et al.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 6(4), 255-259 (1996-08-01)
We have devised a practical, sensitive, and reliable assay for measurement of free T3 concentration in serum. The assay employs a convenient and disposable plastic equilibrium dialysis cell and a buffer that resembles the in vivo biochemical environment (Nelson JC
C Estrada et al.
The Biochemical journal, 326 ( Pt 2), 369-376 (1997-09-18)
Although it has been demonstrated that NO inhibits the proliferation of different cell types, the mechanisms of its anti-mitotic action are not well understood. In this work we have studied the possible interaction of NO with the epidermal growth factor
Jihye Park et al.
The Analyst, 137(19), 4411-4414 (2012-08-07)
We have developed a quickly responsive, and specific fluorescent assay for the detection of Au(III) on the basis of the formation of gold nanoparticles in the presence of HEPES, which cleave the C-I bond of I-BODIPY 1 to yield the
S Hugel et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 166(8), 2402-2416 (2012-03-29)
Artificial buffers such as HEPES are extensively used to control extracellular pH (pH(e) ) to investigate the effect of H(+) ions on GABA(A) receptor function. In neurones cultured from spinal cord dorsal horn (DH), dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and cerebellar

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