| pH | Buffer | Molecular weight | 20 mM (g/l) | |
| Common | Chemical | |||
| 4 | Trizma (TrisHCl) | 2-amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol, hydrochloride | 157.59 | 3.152 |
| 4.5 | ||||
| 5 | MES | 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid | 213.25 | 4.265 |
| 5.5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 6.5 | PIPES | piperazine-N,N’-bis (2-ethanesulfonic acid) | 302.4 | 6.048 |
| 7.5 | MOPS | 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid | 209.3 | 4.186 |
| 8 | BICINE | N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)glycine | 163.2 | 3.264 |