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T9284

Triton X-100

BioXtra

Synonym(s):

t-Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol, Polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether

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Linear Formula:
t-Oct-C6H4-(OCH2CH2)xOH, x= 9-10
CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2315025
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biological source

synthetic

Quality Segment

description

non-ionic

product line

BioXtra

form

liquid

mol wt

micellar avg mol wt 80,000, average mol wt 625

aggregation number

100-155

technique(s)

permeability assay: suitable

impurities

≤0.05% Phosphorus (P)

ign. residue

≤0.4%

CMC

0.2-0.9 mM (20-25°C)

transition temp

cloud point 65 °C, pour point ~7 °C

solubility

water: soluble

density

1.065 g/cm3 at 20 °C (68 °F)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.05%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%, Ca: ≤0.0005%, Cu: ≤0.0005%, Fe: ≤0.0005%, K: ≤0.005%, Mg: ≤0.0005%, NH4+: ≤0.05%, Na: ≤0.1%, Pb: ≤0.001%, Zn: ≤0.0005%

HLB

13.5

application(s)

advanced drug delivery

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)CC(C)(C)c1ccc(OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCO)cc1

InChI

1S/C28H50O8/c1-27(2,3)24-28(4,5)25-6-8-26(9-7-25)36-23-22-35-21-20-34-19-18-33-17-16-32-15-14-31-13-12-30-11-10-29/h6-9,29H,10-24H2,1-5H3

InChI key

HNLXNOZHXNSSPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Triton X-100 is a common non-ionic surfactant and emulsifier which is often used in biochemical applications to solubilize proteins. It is considered a comparatively mild detergent, non-denaturing, and is reported in numerous references as a routinely added reagent. It is utilized for lysing cells to extract protein and cellular organelles. It can also permeabilize the living cell membrane for transfection.

Application

Triton X-100 has been used:
  • Along with Span® 80 and Tween® 80 in mineral oil for the preparation of oil-phase of microemulsions for PCR technique
  • As a component of NX buffer which is used to pool and break down the microemulsions after PCR cycling
  • In the blocking solution during immunocytochemistry procedure
  • During deglycosylation procedure
  • For membrane solubilization
  • For cell permeabilization
  • In decellularization of porcine heart valve tissue

Biochem/physiol Actions

Widely used non-ionic surfactant for recovery of membrane components under mild non-denaturing conditions.

Features and Benefits

  • BioXtra Grade product for your Cell Biology and Biochemical research
  • Non-ionic nondenaturing detergent
  • Superior wetting agent and emulsifier
  • Highly versatile surfactant

Other Notes

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Legal Information

Span is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC
TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC
Triton is a trademark of The Dow Chemical Company or an affiliated company of Dow


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - ED ENV 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

flash_point_f

483.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

251 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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