Buffers for pH Control

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Maleate (pKa=2.0)Phosphate (pKa1=2.15)Chloroacetate (pKa=2.88)Formate (pKa=3.75)Benzoate (pKa=4.2)Acetate (pKa=4.76)Propionate (pKa=4.86)Pyridine (pKa=5.23)Piperazine (pKa2=5.55)MES (pKa=6.21)Bis-tris (pKa=6.46)ADA (pKa=6.62)PIPES (pKa=7.1)ACES (pKa=6.91)BES (pKa=7.26)MOPS (pKa=7.31)Phosphate(pKa2=7.2)TES (pKa=7.61)HEPES (pKa=7.66)Tris (pKa=8.06)Tricine (pKa=8.26)Bicine (pKa=8.46)TAPS (pKa=8.51)Ethanolamine (pKa=9.5)CHES (pKa=9.41)CAPS (pKa=10.51)Methylamine (pKa=10.62)Piperidine (pKa=11.12)Phosphate (pKa3=12.33)

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