SB buffer recipe. - (Oct/07/2012 )
Is this recipe for SB buffer correct? i found it online. If not, can you give me the correct recipe please?
50x Stock:
20 g NaOH
pH to 8.0 with approx 120 g H3BO3 (boric acid powder)
bring to 1 L with dH2O
NOTE: This stock will precipitate over time, requiring heat to re-dissolve crystallized salts before dilution.
1x Working Buffer:
20 ml of 50x stock
980 ml dH2O
NOTE: The pH of the working solution will be higher than that of the 50x stock
NOTE: Do not re-use 1x solution for more than a day or it will go fuzzy. Really.
Translated to concentrations:
50x Stock: 500 mM NaOH, pHed to 8.0 w/ H3BO3
1x Working buffer: 10 mM NaOH, pHed to 8.5 w/ H3BO3
-Mad Researcher-
Those look correct to me.
I re-use SB several times, sometimes even over a month or so I will use the same buffer. find it slows down after about 5x reuse.
-bob1-
I like the SB buffer and i have replaced my TBE buffer with SB buffer. It was quite fast :-)
-Mad Researcher-
What voltage do you prefer while using SB buffer and for how much time?
-Mad Researcher-
Depends on the size of the product I am looking for. Typical PCR of 500 ish bp, and I would go 300 V for 6 -10 min.
-bob1-
I have 300 bp products and i run it at 150 V for 40 mts.
I am planning to increase the voltage to 250 V and reduce the time to 20 mts.
-Mad Researcher-