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Assessing stability of protein used for interaction experiments after changing buffer from tris to HEPES
I have a protein with a theoretical $\mathrm{pI}~9.0$ currently stored in $\pu{25 mM}$ tris and $\pu{250 mM}$ $\ce{NaCl}$ $(\mathrm{pH}~8)$ at $\pu{−80 °C}.$ I need to do experiments in HEPES at $\...
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Sodium Citrate / Sodium Phosphate Buffer Calculations
I'm trying to work through the calculations of a specific paper (linked here / below) but, my numbers are way off and I can't get them to match for the life of me. I need to make the same buffer but ...
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What is the charge of amino acid in alkaline conditions?
This problem refers to the protein buffer in a living system.
"If the blood pH becomes alkaline, there is a release of a proton from the
$\ce{NH3+}$ ion, which takes the $\ce{NH2}$ form."
I ...
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What's the effect of temperature on buffering capacity?
I did some research online but I still couldn't get any conclusion. Some said that the buffering capacity decreases when temperature increases because of the increase in ionisation of the weak acid ...
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