Month August 2026

How to Prepare 1 M Tris-HCl Buffer (pH 8.0)

1 M Tris-HCl Buffer

Introduction Tris-HCl is a common buffer in molecular biology and biochemistry. It is used in protein, nucleic acid, electrophoresis, and enzyme workflows. Tris, or tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane, is a weak base. Its useful buffering range is about pH 7.0–9.0. This makes it…