Carbonate-based blotting transfer solution recipie?

[Gerhard Schwall]

Try this one:
10 mM NaHCO3, 3 mM Na2CO3, (+ Methanol + trace of SDS as in the Tris
Glycine buffer system), do not adjust the pH
Ref: Dunn, SD. Anal. Biochem. 157, 144 (1986)

Good luck
Gerhard

Dima Klenchin schrieb:

> Hello,
>
> A while ago I've seen a post that referenced a paper about
> the subject. The claim was it is a lot cheaper and works better
> than Tris/Glycine and on a par with CAPS-based solutions.
> We do awful lot of Westerns and although the most expensive
> part of them is probably methanol, Tris, Glycine and particularly
> CAPS are not cheap. It would be great if something as simple
> as baking soda can used.
>
> Can anyone provide a recipie, hints or a reference?
>
> - Dima

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