Soon Jin Oh, Young-Seo Choi, Seok Hwangbo, Sung Chul Bae, Ja Kang Ku and Joon Won Park
A commonly used buffer, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,2′,2″-nitrilotriethanol (Bis-Tris) coordinates lanthanide(III) ion strongly in water to form molecular species that are highly active for the hydrolysis of a phosphate diester, bis(4-nitrophenyl) phosphate.