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Offline mithunsugun

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citrate phophate buffer
« on: May 24, 2009, 12:39:55 AM »
i m a research scholar. i came across an enzyme assay, and in which its needed to make a citrate phosphate buffer wit pH 6.5. could anybody give me some suggest the composition of the same. it wil b grateful...
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Re: citrate phophate buffer
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2009, 03:17:16 AM »
I suggest Henderson-Hasselbalch.

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Re: citrate phophate buffer
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2009, 03:56:57 AM »
Henderson-Hasselbalch equation won't be easy to use - this is a mixture of triprotic acid (citric) and triprotic base (phosphate) and at pH 6.5 we have to take into account both third dissociation step of a citric acid and second step of the phosphate hydrolysis. Calculations will be complicated.

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