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Tris:(Tris(Hydroxymethyl)
Aminomethane)

Catalog #    Size
IB70142        500 g
IB70144        1 kg

Physical Specifications        
Molecular formula        C4H11NO3            
    Molecular weight        121.14
   
Purity            >99.8%             Lead         <0.0001%
    Moisture        <1.0%             Iron         <0.0001%
Insolubles        <0.005%         Copper         <0.0001%
A280 (1M, water)    <0.05             Magnesium     <0.0001%
Arsenic            <0.0005%

Molecular Biology Specifications
DNase    assay             None Detected
RNase    assay             None Detected
Protease assay            None Detected

Recommended Use
IBI Molecular Biology Grade Tris is commonly used in biological and electrophoresis buffer systems. Located in the table below are some of the commonly used electrophoresis buffers and their recipe as a concentrated stock.

        Buffer                     Concentrated stock
                            Solution (per liter)
Tris- acetate (TAE buffer)             50X:     242 g Tris base
                            57.1 mL glacial acetic acid
                            100 mL 0.5 M EDTA (pH 8.0)

Tris- borate (TBE buffer)             5X:     54 g Tris base
                            27.5 g boric acid
                            20 mL 0.5 m EDTA (pH 8.0)

Tris- phosphate (TPE buffer)             10X:     108 g Tris base
                            15.5 mL 85% phosphoric acid
                            (1.679 g/ mL)
                            40 mL 0.5 M EDTA (pH 8.0)

Tris- glycine                     5X:     15.1 g Tris base
                            94 g glycine (pH 8.3)
                            50 mL 10% SDS

Storage
IBI's should be stored at room temperature and protected from moisture.