Nonidet P-40

Term ID

CHEBI:78708

Synonyms

Nonidet P40
octylphenolpoly(ethyleneglycolether)
polyethylene glycol mono(4-octylphenyl) ether
polyethylene glycol mono(octylphenyl) ether
polyethylene glycol mono(p-octylphenyl) ether

Definition

A 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.

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Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: aromatic ether hydroxypolyether poly(ethylene glycol) derivative

aromatic ether hydroxypolyether poly(ethylene glycol) derivative Show first 5 Terms
has_functional_parent: 4-octylphenol

4-octylphenol Show first 5 Terms
has_role: detergent

detergent Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from Nonidet P-40

Phenotype where environments contain Nonidet P-40

Phenotype modified by environments containing Nonidet P-40

Human Disease / Model Data

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