{"id":116302,"date":"2024-07-22T12:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T18:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/?post_type=product&#038;p=116302"},"modified":"2026-08-13T13:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T19:47:16","slug":"hepes-stock-buffer-solution-hepes-buffer-solution","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/hepes-stock-buffer-solution-hepes-buffer-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"HEPES Stock Buffer Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>HEPES Stock Buffer Solution is one of the commonly used buffers in cell cultures as well as biochemical analysis. HEPES maintains physiological pH despite changes in carbon dioxide concentration, therefore it acts better than bicarbonate in cell culture applications. \u00a0However, HEPES shows an unwanted photochemical process in the presence of riboflavin when exposed to ambient light to produce hydrogen peroxide. We therefore recommend keeping the mentioned solutions in the dark.<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cell Culture Suited<\/li>\n<li>Provides a buffer solution to maintain the physiological pH despite changes in carbon dioxide concentration.<\/li>\n<li>PurMa Biologics manufactures this buffer\u00a0 using Mg<sup>2+<\/sup> and Ca <sup>2+<\/sup>free water<\/li>\n<li>Free of RNAse \/DNase<\/li>\n<li>Free of Proteases. It is rigorously tested for contaminating nonspecific endonuclease, exonuclease, and RNase activity.<\/li>\n<li>We rigorously test for contamination of endotoxin and mycoplasma.<\/li>\n<li>PurMa Biologics manufactures this buffer in several PH formats and NaOH adjusts the pH.<\/li>\n<li>We Sterilize this buffer using\u00a0 0.2\u00b5m filters.<\/li>\n<li>As it is packed under N<sub>2, <\/sub>the pH won\u2019t change over time before opening the bottle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>PurMa Biologics Manufactures Several Grades of Buffers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Regular Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures Regular grade of buffer by using:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110101)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sterilize the buffers by autoclaving the solution. Finally we pack the buffer in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cell Culture Suited Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures this grade of buffer by using :<a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/cell-culture-suited-water\/\">Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110101)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After adjusting the pH, we finally, sterilize the buffer by\u00a0 3 times passing through 0.2 \u00b5m filters. Additionally,\u00a0 We pack the buffer under N2 gas\u00a0 in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>RNase and DNase Free Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures this grade of buffer by using :<a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/ultra-pure-cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 Ultra-Pure Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110102) <\/a><\/p>\n<p>We sterilize the buffers by autoclaving the solution.\u00a0 Additionally, we pass the buffer\u00a0 three times through 0.1 \u00b5m filters,\u00a0 and finally\u00a0 pack it under N2 gas in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Cell Culture Suited \/ Endotoxin Depleted Grade Buffer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>PurMa Biologics manufactures this grade of buffer by using: <a href=\"https:\/\/purmabiologics.com\/blog\/product\/ultra-pure-cell-culture-suited-water\/\">PurMa\u2122 Ultra-Pure Cell Culture Suited Water (Cat# P3W110102) <\/a><\/p>\n<p>After depleting\u00a0 the endotoxins (see below for more details), we sterilize the buffer by 3 times passing through\u00a0 0.1 \u00b5m filters and pack under N2 gas in our Class 100 Aseptic Facility<\/p>\n<h2>The Endotoxin Removing Procedure from Buffer<\/h2>\n<p>PurMa Biologics has the most sophisticated endotoxin removal procedure. To remove this pathogen, we pass the buffer \u00a0through the PurMa\u2122 Endotoxin Elimination Column (Cat# P6H1216251). Furthermore, in our proprietary column,\u00a0 we covalently conjugate Sepharose 6B\u00a0 to an endotoxin-specific absorbent. We finally\u00a0 eliminate the endotoxin residual by passing the unbound fraction three times through 0.1\u00b5m filters.<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/3655381\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Toxicity of light-exposed Hepes media. <\/a><\/span>Lepe-Zuniga JL, Zigler JS Jr, Gery I. J Immunol Methods. 1987 Oct 23;103(1):145. doi: 10.1016\/0022-1759(87)90253-5. PMID: 3655381.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/4019356\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Analysis of the cytotoxic effects of light-exposed HEPES-containing culture medium. <\/a><\/span>Zigler, JS Jr , Lepe-Zuniga JL, Vistica B, Gery I. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. 1985 May;21(5):282-7. doi: 10.1007\/BF02620943. 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