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CHEBI:63016 - nonyl phenoxypolyethoxylethanol

ChEBI IDCHEBI:63016
ChEBI Namenonyl phenoxypolyethoxylethanol
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DefinitionPoly(ether) macoromolecule comprising a branched nonyl group bonded to one of the ring positions in 2-[phenoxypoly(ethoxy)]ethanol. A commericially available detergent, it is used to help crystallise proteins and extract the cytoplasmic contents of cellular culture.
Last Modified21 March 2019
SubmitterVincent Fazio
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Formula(C2H4O)n.C15H24O
Monoisotopic Mass0.00000
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Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
detergent  A surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions.
Application:
detergent  A surfactant (or a mixture containing one or more surfactants) having cleaning properties in dilute solutions.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nonyl phenoxypolyethoxylethanol (CHEBI:63016) has role detergent (CHEBI:27780)
nonyl phenoxypolyethoxylethanol (CHEBI:63016) is a poly(ether) macromolecule (CHEBI:53223)
Synonyms  Source
Tergitol NP40SUBMITTER
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Nonylphenol EthoxylateSUBMITTER
Polyethylene glycol mono(branched p-nonylphenyl) etherChemIDplus
branched α-(4-nonylphenyl)-ω-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)ChemIDplus
Tergitol-type NP-40ChEBI
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Registry NumbersSources
CAS:127087-87-0ChemIDplus