CHES (buffer) (original) (raw)

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CHES
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 2-(Cyclohexylamino)ethane-1-sulfonic acid
Other names_N_-Cyclohexyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid; _N_-Cyclohexyltaurine
Identifiers
CAS Number 103-47-9 checkY
3D model (JSmol) Interactive image
ChEBI CHEBI:44302
ChemSpider 60260 checkY
DrugBank DB03309 checkY
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.832 Edit this at Wikidata
MeSH 2-(N-cyclohexylamino)ethanesulfonic+acid
PubChem CID 66898
UNII 71X53V3RZ1 checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) DTXSID7059274 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI InChI=1S/C8H17NO3S/c10-13(11,12)7-6-9-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h8-9H,1-7H2,(H,10,11,12) checkYKey: MKWKNSIESPFAQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkYInChI=1/C8H17NO3S/c10-13(11,12)7-6-9-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h8-9H,1-7H2,(H,10,11,12)Key: MKWKNSIESPFAQN-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES O=S(=O)(O)CCNC1CCCCC1
Properties
Chemical formula C8H17NO3S
Molar mass 207.29 g·mol−1
Acidity (p_K_a) 9.3
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Chemical compound

CHES (_N_-cyclohexyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid) is a buffering agent. CHES buffers have a useful range of pH 8.6–10.[1]

It typically appears as a white crystalline powder.

Effect of impurities

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Commercial prep of CHES (and other sulfonylethyl buffers like MES, BES, and PIPES) can contain a contaminant oligo(vinylsulfonic acid) (OVS), which is a polyanionic mimic of RNA, and can be a potent (pM) inhibitor of RNA binding proteins and enzymes.[2]

  1. ^ "Good's buffers (biological buffers)" (PDF).
  2. ^ Smith, Bryan D.; Soellner, Matthew B.; Raines, Ronald T. (2003). "Potent Inhibition of Ribonuclease A by Oligo(vinylsulfonic Acid)". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (23). Elsevier BV: 20934–20938. doi:10.1074/jbc.m301852200. ISSN 0021-9258.