CHEBI:61468 - dimethicone polymer

ChEBI IDCHEBI:61468
ChEBI Namedimethicone polymer
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DefinitionA polydimethylsiloxane polymer, composed of dimethicone macromolecules.
Last Modified3 April 2014
SubmitterNico Adams
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
Biological Roles:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
food antifoaming agent  A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs.
food anticaking agent  An anticaking agent that is used to reduced the tendency of particles of food to adhere to one another.
Applications:
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
food antifoaming agent  A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs.
food anticaking agent  An anticaking agent that is used to reduced the tendency of particles of food to adhere to one another.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has part dimethicone macromolecule (CHEBI:31498)
dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has role food anticaking agent (CHEBI:77965)
dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has role food antifoaming agent (CHEBI:78058)
dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) has role food emulsifier (CHEBI:63047)
dimethicone polymer (CHEBI:61468) is a polydimethylsiloxane polymer (CHEBI:61466)
Synonyms  Source
dimethiconeChEBI
DimethiconeChEBI
Dimethicone 350ChEBI
dimethylpolysiloxaneChEBI
dimethyl polysiloxane, bis(trimethylsilyl)-terminatedChEBI
dimethylsilicone oilChEBI