:''This page is about the biochemical
buffer CAPS. For information about other caps, see
caps.''
'CAPS' is the common name for '''N''-cyclohexyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid', a chemical used as
buffering agent in
biochemistry.
The similar substance '''N''-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxyl3-aminopropanesulfonic acid' (3-(cyclohexylamino)-2-hydroxyl-1-propanesulphonic) 'CAPSO' is also used as
buffering agent in
biochemistry.
See also
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HEPPS
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CHES
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MOPS
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HEPES
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MES