n-Octyl-β-D-Glucopyranoside is a non-ionic detergent for membrane protein. n-Octyl-glucoside is a non-ionic alkyl-glucoside detergent commonly used in the solubilization of membrane proteins and phospholipids. n-Octyl-glucoside has been used at a molar dependant ratios for the…

Lubrol is a compound composed of ethylene oxide condensates of fatty alcohols. Lubrol is used as a solubilizing agent for membrane bound proteins and membrane-bound adenylcyclase.

Polysorbate-20 is a nonionic surfactants derived from sorbitan esters. Polysorbate 20 is used as an emulsifying agent for the preparation of stable oil-inwater emulsions in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and cleaning compounds. Polysorbate 20 has been used in preextraction of membranes to remove…

Triton® X-100 is a alkylaryl polyether alcohol. It is a nonionic surfactant prepared by the reaction of octylphenol with ethylene oxide. The number ("-100") relates only indirectly to the number of ethylene oxide units in the structure. Triton X-100 is a non-ionic surfactant and…

N-Lauroylsarcosine is an anionic detergent. N-Lauroylsarcosine is used for solubilization and separation of membrane proteins and glycoproteins; reported to inhibit hexokinase. It is useful in concentrated salt solutions used in the cell lysis step during RNA purification (helps avoid excessive…

Deoxycholic Acid Sodium Salt Monohydrate is an anionic biological detergent for the solubilization of membrane-bound proteins. Anionic detergent; useful for extraction of membrane receptors and other plasma membrane proteins and for nuclei isolation. Deoxycholic acid has been used in a modified…

CHAPS is a nondenaturing zwitterionic detergent for solubilizing membrane proteins and breaking protein-protein interactions. Combines the useful properties of both the sulfobetaine-type and the bile salt detergents. CHAPS is commonly used for protein solubilization in isoelectric focusing and…

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide is a phase transfer catalyst ideal for the precipitation of DNA. Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide is a bactericidal, cationic detergent. Its activity is neutralized by soaps and anionic detergents (i.e., SDS). Trimethylammonium bromide compounds form insoluble…

Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide is a phase transfer catalyst ideal for the precipitation of DNA. Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide is a bactericidal, cationic detergent. Its activity is neutralized by soaps and anionic detergents (i.e., SDS). Trimethylammonium bromide compounds form insoluble…

1-Pentanesulfonic Acid Sodium Salt Monohydrate is used as an ion-associating reagent for HPLC analysis of peptides and proteins. Sodium pentanesulfonate is utilized in the analysis of small organic molecular compounds, pharmaceutical products and metabolites, and peptides by such techniques as RP -…

Glyceryl Monooleate is a surfactant that releases free glycerol and oleic acid upon hydrolysis. Glyceryl Monooleate has been used in liquid crystal studies and research shows that in the presence of monoolein, the penetration of the drug cisplatin is doubled. Monoolein (1-Oleoyl-rac-glycerol) is…

Isopropyl b-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside is a non-metabolizable galactose analog that induces expression of the lac operon in Escherichia coli. It functions by binding to the lac repressor and altering its conformation. This inactivation prevents the repression of the b-galactosidase coding lac gene. …

Taurocholic Acid Sodium Salt is the conjugation product of cholic acid with taurine and the principal constituent of the bile of carnivorous animals. Taurocholic Acid Sodium Salt is an anionic detergent used for protein solubilization. Non-sulfated bile salt, physiological transport substrate…