Uses
CAPSO (N-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid) sodium salt is used to formulate CAPSO buffer, a zwitterionic buffer that is useful in the range of pH 8.9 - 10.3. CAPSO buffer is used in western and immunoblotting experiments as well as protein sequencing and identification. Used in the electrotransfer of proteins to PVDF (sc-3723) or nitrocellulose membranes (sc-3718, sc-3724). CAPSO is not one of the original " Good " buffers, although it has a similar structure to the other propanesulfonic acids and was selected as a highly water soluble buffering reagent with an optimum buffering pH of 10.4 and minimal reactivity with enzymes or proteins, minimal salt effects.
