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IGEPAL® CA-630

Molecular Biology

Synonym(s):

Octylphenoxy poly(ethyleneoxy)ethanol, branched

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Linear Formula:
(C2H4O)nC14H22O
CAS Number:
9002-93-1
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
NACRES:
NA.31
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Quality Segment

200

grade

Molecular Biology

description

non-ionic

form

liquid

technique(s)

IR spectroscopy: suitable

CMC

0.08 mM (20-25°C)

viscosity

~250-350 cP(25 °C)

mp

6 °C

solubility

water: soluble at 20 °C

density

1.060 g/cm3

HLB

13

foreign activity

DNase and RNase, none detected

SMILES string

O(CCO)c1ccc(cc1)C(CC(C)(C)C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C16H26O2/c1-15(2,3)12-16(4,5)13-6-8-14(9-7-13)18-11-10-17/h6-9,17H,10-12H2,1-5H3

InChI key

JYCQQPHGFMYQCF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

IGEPAL® CA-630 is a nonionic, non-denaturing detergent suitable for solubilization, isolation and purification of membrane protein complexes.It is chemically indistinguishable from Nonidet P-40.

Application

IGEPAL® CA-630 has been used
  • as neutral detergent in homogenizing buffer during western blotting of mouse muscle homogenates
  • In X-gal staining for studying the lacZ expression in E8.5-E10.5 embryos
  • In Cell-Lysis (CL) buffer for preparing RT-qPCR-ready cell lysates

Analysis Note

Chemically indistinguishable from Nonidet P-40, which is no longer commercially available.

Other Notes

Nonionic, non-denaturing detergent

Legal Information

IGEPAL is a registered trademark of Syensqo

Disclaimer

May develop turbidity or sediment during storage. A clear liquid can be obtained on heating to 40°C.

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Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

483.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

251 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Hazard Classifications

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

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