PIPES is a zwitterionic N-substituted aminosulfonic acid "Good" buffer. PIPES is used to buffer glutaraldehyde fixative solutions when fixing plant and/or animal tissue samples. This will help prevent the loss of lipids. It is also used to buffer glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde when…

PIPES is a zwitterionic N-substituted aminosulfonic acid "Good" buffer. Buffers can be made by adding a solution of base to PIPES free acid, titrating to the appropriate pH, or by mixing equimolar solutions of the sesquisodium salt and the disodium salt or dipotassium salt, titrating to…