dibasic dodecahydrate (Na2HPO4·12H2O, 99.0%), potassium phosphate monobasic (KH2PO4, 99.5%), sodium chloride (NaCl, 99.5%), potassium chloride
(KCl, 99.5%), acetic acid (HAc, 99.5%), phosphoric acid (H3PO4, 85%), boric acid (H3BO3, 99.5%),
sodium hydroxide (NaOH, 96%), and hydrochloric acid (HCl, 36.0–38.0%)
were purchased from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Co., Ltd., Shanghai.
Sodium acetate (NaAc, 99%) was bought from Acros Organics, Belgium.
DA·HCl (98%) and 3,3′,5,5′-tetramethylbenzidine
(TMB) (98%) were purchased from Aladdin Industrial Inc., Shanghai.
2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES, 99%) was
purchased from Macklin Biochemical Co. Ltd. Shanghai. All these chemicals
were used directly without any further purification. All aqueous solutions
were prepared in ultrapure water with a resistivity of 18.2 MΩ
cm–1 (Millipore Simplicity). The composition and
the pH range of MES, Britton–Robison (BR), and phosphate-buffered
saline (PBS) buffer solutions are listed in