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What are the advantages of phosphate buffer?
Posted December 22, 2023
Buffer Preparations and RecipesPBS
Answer

There are several advantages of phosphate buffers. They are listed in the bulleted points below. 

  • It provides stability (stable for several weeks at 4°C )
  • It provides high buffer capacity
  • It is nontoxic to cells
  • Phosphate is highly soluble in water
  • pH changes little with temperature
  • Most physiological of common buffers
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