20X SSPE Buffer, pH 7.4, is a concentrated solution of filtered and sterilized saline sodium phosphate EDTA. The supplied 20X solution has to be diluted with deionized water according to the requirement of applications
20X SSPE is supplied as a concentrated prepared buffer for use in nucleic acid hybridizations and blot transfer applications. SSPE contains EDTA, which is a chelator of divalent metal ions, Mg2+, and in turn efficiently inhibits DNase activity that can decrease probe and target DNA concentrations during Southern hybridization. This buffer is also used in bacterial screening and hybridization procedure.