HEPPS
- N-2- hydroxyethylpiperazine -N' -3 -propanesulfonic acid
- EPPS
White odorless solid
Fixed
231 ° C
8.00 (20 ° C)
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HEPPS is a short name for 4 - (2 -hydroxyethyl ) piperazine - 1-propanesulfonic acid, a buffering agent.
Chemical Properties
Is a synthetic HEPPS pH buffer. It is used in biochemistry and molecular biology as a buffer solution. HEPPS has an acid constant of pK a = 8.00 (at 20 ° C) and it possesses a good buffer capacity between pH 7.0 to 8.0.