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CHEBI:32027 - polyoxyl 40 stearate

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:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
nonionic surfactant  A surfactant with an uncharged hydrophilic headgroup.
emulsifier  The chemical role played by a substance that stabilizes an emulsion by increasing its kinetic stability.
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
polyoxyl 40 stearateKEGG DRUG
polyoxyl 8 stearateKEGG DRUG
polyethylene glycol monostearateChemIDplus
polyoxyethylene stearateChEBI
E431ChEBI
polyoxyethylene (40) stearateChEBI
Brand Names  Source
Myrj S40ChEBI
Myrj 52KEGG DRUG
Myrj 49ChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
D01542KEGG DRUG
HMDB0032477HMDB
FDB010109FooDB
Polyoxyethylene_stearateWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:9004-99-3ChemIDplus
Citations