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 Roles:
food antifoaming agent  A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs.
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
food anticaking agent  An anticaking agent that is used to reduced the tendency of particles of food to adhere to one another.
Biological Roles:
food antifoaming agent  A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs.
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
food anticaking agent  An anticaking agent that is used to reduced the tendency of particles of food to adhere to one another.
Applications:
food antifoaming agent  A food additive that is used to reduce or prevent foaming during the processing or manufacture of foodstuffs.
food emulsifier  A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
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