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Table 1 Buffers used in the Pseudo-Null Point pH determination experiment.

From: Cytosolic acidification as a signal mediating hyperosmotic stress responses in Dictyostelium discoideum

Buffer

Composition

Pseudo-Null pH

 

(BA=butyric acid; TA=trimethyl amine)

 

S1

3 mM BA/48 mM TA in SPB buffer, pH 7.0

7.6

S2

3 mM BA/12 mM TA in SPB buffer, pH 7.0

7.3

S3

3 mM BA/3 mM TA in SPB buffer, pH 7.0

7.0

S4

12 mM BA/3 mM TA in SPB buffer, pH 7.0

6.7

S5

48 mM BA/3 mM TA in SPB buffer, pH 7.0

6.3

S6

SPB buffer, pH 7.0

low osmolarity control

S1S

S 1/400 mM sorbitol

7.6

S2S

S2/400 mM sorbitol

7.3

S3S

S3/400 mM sorbitol

7.0

S4S

S4/400 mM sorbitol

6.7

S5S

S5/400 mM sorbitol

6.3

S6S

S6/400 mM sorbitol

high osmolarity control

  1. Calibration of BCECF fluorescence emission ratios was performed according to the Pseudo-Null calibration method for human cell lines [25], with modifications for Dictyostelium cells. The Pseudo-Null pH values were calculated by the formula: pH Pseudo-Null = pHbuffer* log (c(Base)/c(Acid)).