Term Name: | Nonidet P-40 |
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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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:78708] ( EBI ) |