PIPES is commonly used as a buffering agent in biochemistry.
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Applications
PIPES is commonly used as a buffering agent in biochemistry.
Solubility
Soluble in 1M sodium hydroxide solution. Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Biological buffer, pKa = 6.8 at 20o: Biochemistry, 5, 467 (1966).
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