Tris-Buffered Saline

Tris-Buffered Saline (abbreviated TBS) is a buffer used in some biochemical techniques to maintain the pH.

Additional recommended knowledge

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

How to quickly check pipettes?

Daily Sensitivity Test

Contents of TBS

• 20 mM Tris
• 137 mM NaCl

Adjust pH with HCl to pH 7.6 ^[1]

Note that concentration of Tris and NaCl as well as the pH can vary, and the resulting solution would still be referred to as "TBS".

References

1. ^ Glycoproteins VI and Ib-IX-V stimulate tyrosine phosphorylation of tyrosine kinase Syk and phospholipase Cg2 at distinct sites - Katsue SUZUKI-INOUE et al