Term Name: Nonidet P-40
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 )

Relationships
is a type of: aromatic ether hydroxypolyether poly(ethylene glycol) derivative
has_functional_parent: 4-octylphenol
has_role: detergent