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pKa Value and Buffer Range of important Biological Buffers sorted alphabetically

Buffer

pKa 25°C

Effective pH range

ACES

6.78

6.1-7.5

acetate

4.76

3.6-5.6

ADA

6.59

6.0-7.2

ammonium hydroxide

9.25

8.8-9.9

AMP (2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol)

9.69

8.7-10.4

AMPD (2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol)

8.8

7.8-9.7

AMPSO

9

8.3-9.7

BES

7.09

6.4-7.8

BICINE

8.26

7.6-9.0

bis-tris

6.46

5.8-7.2

BIS-TRIS propane

6.80, 9.00

6.3-9.5

borate

9.23, 12.74, 13.80

8.5-10.2

CABS

10.7

10.0-11.4

cacodylate

6.27

5.0-7.4

CAPS

10.4

9.7-11.1

CAPSO

9.6

8.9-10.3

carbonate (pK1)

6.35

6.0-8.0

carbonate (pK2)

10.33

9.5-11.1

CHES

9.5

8.6-10.0

citrate (pK1)

3.13

2.2-6.5

citrate (pK2)

4.76

3.0-6.2

citrate (pK3)

6.4

5.5-7.2

DIPSO

7.52

7.0-8.2

EPPS, HEPPS

8

7.6-8.6

ethanolamine

9.5

6.0-12.0

formate

3.75

3.0-4.5

glycine (pK1)

2.35

2.2-3.6

glycine (pK2)

9.78

8.8-10.6

glycylglycine (pK1)

3.14

2.5-3.8

glycylglycine (pK2)

8.25

7.5-8.9

HEPBS

8.3

7.6-9.0

HEPES

7.48

6.8-8.2

HEPPSO

7.85

7.1-8.5

histidine

1.70, 6.04, 9.09

5.5-7.4

hydrazine

8.1

7.5-10.0

imidazole

6.95

6.2-7.8

malate (pK1)

3.4

2.7-4.2

malate (pK2)

5.13

4.0-6.0

maleate (pK1)

1.97

1.2-2.6

maleate (pK2)

6.24

5.5-7.2

MES

6.1

5.5-6.7

methylamine

10.66

9.5-11.5

MOBS

7.6

6.9-8.3

MOPS

7.14

6.5-7.9

MOPSO

6.87

6.2-7.6

phosphate (pK1)

2.15

1.7-2.9

phosphate (pK2)

7.2

5.8-8.0

phosphate (pK3)

12.33

 

piperazine (pK1)

5.33

5.0-6.0

piperazine (pK2)

9.73

9.5-9.8

piperidine

11.12

10.5-12.0

PIPES

6.76

6.1-7.5

POPSO

7.78

7.2-8.5

propionate

4.87

3.8-5.6

pyridine

5.23

4.9-5.9

pyrophosphate

0.91, 2.10, 6.70, 9.32

7.0-9.0

succinate (pK1)

4.21

3.2-5.2

succinate (pK2)

5.64

5.5-6.5

TABS

8.9

8.2-9.6

TAPS

8.4

7.7-9.1

TAPSO

7.61

7.0-8.2

taurine (AES)

9.06

8.4-9.6

TES

7.4

6.8-8.2

tricine

8.05

7.4-8.8

triethanolamine (TEA)

7.76

7.0-8.3

Trizma (tris)

8.06

7.5-9.0