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CHEBI:78708 - Nonidet P-40

ChEBI IDCHEBI:78708
ChEBI NameNonidet P-40
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DefinitionA poly(ether) macromolecule that is polyethylene glycol in which one of the terminal hydroxy groups has been converted to the corresponding p-octylphenyl ether. A nonionic, non-denaturing detergent, it is used for solubilising membrane proteins during isolation of membrane-protein complexes. n ≈ 8.
Last Modified19 December 2017
SubmitterGareth Owen
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Formula(C2H4O)n.C14H22O
Net Charge0
Average Mass250.382
Monoisotopic Mass250.19328
SMILES[H]OCCOc1ccc(CCCCCCCC)cc1
InChIInChI=1S/C16H26O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-15-9-11-16(12-10-15)18-14-13-17/h9-12,17H,2-8,13-14H2,1H3
InChIKeyBHNQPLPANNDEGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
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)
Nonidet P-40 (CHEBI:78708) has functional parent 4-octylphenol (CHEBI:34432)
Nonidet P-40 (CHEBI:78708) has role detergent (CHEBI:27780)
Nonidet P-40 (CHEBI:78708) is a aromatic ether (CHEBI:35618)
Nonidet P-40 (CHEBI:78708) is a hydroxypolyether (CHEBI:46792)
Nonidet P-40 (CHEBI:78708) is a poly(ethylene glycol) derivative (CHEBI:139322)
Synonyms  Source
octylphenolpoly(ethyleneglycolether)ChEBI
polyethylene glycol mono(octylphenyl) etherChEBI
polyethylene glycol mono(p-octylphenyl) etherChEBI
polyethylene glycol mono(4-octylphenyl) etherChEBI
Nonidet P40ChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
Nonidet_P-40Wikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:10521959Reaxys
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