Cesium chloride , an inorganic compound, is an important source of cesium ions in a variety of applications. Its crystal structure forms a major structural type where each cesium ion is coordinated by 8 chlorine ions. Cesium chloride occurs naturally in mineral waters and as an impurity in…

Potassium phosphate is a reagent with high buffering capacity. It occurs in several forms: monobasic, dibasic and tribasic. Most pH neutral potassium phosphate buffer solutions consist of mixtures of the monobasic and dibasic forms to varying degrees, depending on the desired pH. Potassium…

Albumin is used to solubilize lipids, and is also used as a blocking agent in Western blots or ELISA applications. Globulin free albumins are suitable for use in applications where no other proteins should be present (e.g., electrophoresis). Albumin bovine is a single polypeptide chain…

Dextran sulfate is a polyanionic derivative of dextran produced by esterification of Dextran with chlorosulphonic acid. The sulfur content is approximately 17% which corresponds to an average of 1.9 sulfate groups per glucosyl residue of the dextran molecule. Dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) is the…

Tris and Tris Hydrochloride have been useful as buffers in a wide variety of biological systems. Uses include pH control in vitro and in vivo for body fluids and in buffering systems for electrophoresis applications. Tris has been used as a starting material for polymers, oxazolones (with…

Tris is relatively non-hygroscopic; however, if needed, Tris Base can be dried at 100°C for up to 4 hours to remove any water. Neither Tris Base or Tris Hydrochloride by themselves provide adequate buffering capacity. Generally the two need to be mixed together to provide a buffer with pH…