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CHEBI:32027 - polyoxyl 40 stearate

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ChEBI IDCHEBI:32027
ChEBI Namepolyoxyl 40 stearate
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DefinitionAn octadecanoate ester composed of repeating 8-40 ethyleneoxy units. It is an ingredient used in cosmetics and beauty products primarily as a surfactant and emulsifier.
Last Modified22 April 2021
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Formula(C2H4O)n.C18H36O2
Net Charge0
Average Mass328.537
Monoisotopic Mass328.29775
SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCO
InChIInChI=1S/C20H40O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-20(22)23-19-18-21/h21H,2-19H2,1H3
InChIKeyRFVNOJDQRGSOEL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
emulsifier  The chemical role played by a substance that stabilizes an emulsion by increasing its kinetic stability.
nonionic surfactant  A surfactant with an uncharged hydrophilic headgroup.
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
Biological Role:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
Application:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) has role emulsifier (CHEBI:63046)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) has role food emulsifier (CHEBI:63047)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) has role nonionic surfactant (CHEBI:38828)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) is a hydroxypolyether (CHEBI:46792)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) is a octadecanoate ester (CHEBI:75925)
IUPAC Name 
α-octadecanoyl-ω-hydroxypoly(oxyethane-1,2-diyl)
Synonyms  Source
E431ChEBI
macrogol 40 stearateChemIDplus
macrogol stearate 2000ChemIDplus
PEG stearateChemIDplus
polyethylene glycol monostearateChemIDplus
polyethylene glycol stearateChemIDplus
Brand Names  Source
Myrj 49ChemIDplus
Myrj 52KEGG DRUG
Myrj S40ChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
D01542KEGG DRUG
FDB010109FooDB
HMDB0032477HMDB
Polyoxyethylene_stearateWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:9004-99-3ChemIDplus
Citations