TRIS base

Name: TRIS base
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 3163
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 3163

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Commonly used laboratory reagent; used to make TBS, TAE and TBE buffers

Key Product Details

Description:	Commonly used laboratory reagent; used to make TBS, TAE and TBE buffers
Chemical Name:	2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol
Purity:	≥99.5%
Molecular Weight:	121.14

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for TRIS base

TRIS base is a commonly used laboratory reagent. Highly water soluble. Working pH range 7 - 9. Used in buffer solutions such as Tris-buffered saline (TBS), Tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE) in combination with acetic acid and EDTA (Cat. No. 2811) and Tris-borate-EDTA in combination with boric acid and EDTA.

Technical Data for TRIS base

M. Wt	121.14
Formula	C₄H₁₁NO₃
Storage	Store at RT
Purity	≥99.5%
CAS Number	77-86-1
PubChem ID	6503
InChi Key	LENZDBCJOHFCAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	OCC(CO)(N)CO

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility for TRIS base

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
Solubility	water	363.42	3000

Preparing Stock Solutions for TRIS base

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 121.14.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
30 mM	0.28 mL	1.38 mL	2.75 mL
150 mM	0.06 mL	0.28 mL	0.55 mL
300 mM	0.03 mL	0.14 mL	0.28 mL
1500 mM	0.01 mL	0.03 mL	0.06 mL

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Product Documents for TRIS base

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