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X100

Triton X-100

laboratory grade

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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Product Name

Triton X-100, laboratory grade

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

SMILES string

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

InChI key

HNLXNOZHXNSSPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

biological source

synthetic

grade

laboratory grade

description

non-ionic

form

liquid

mol wt

micellar avg mol wt 80,000
average mol wt 625

aggregation number

100-155

CMC

0.2-0.9 mM (20-25°C)

mp

6  °C (43 °F)

transition temp

cloud point 65 °C
pour point ~7 °C

solubility

water: 0.1 mL/mL, clear to slightly hazy, colorless to faintly yellow

HLB

13.5

Quality Level

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Application

Triton-X has been used:
  • In the permeabilization of cells for immunofluorescence staining
  • As a component of lysis buffer in western blot analysis
  • As a component of Tris-buffered saline for the preparation of cell sections in Immunogold labelling for electron microscope

Biochem/physiol Actions

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

Features and Benefits

  • Ideal for Cell Biology and Biochemical research applications
  • Non-ionic nondenaturing detergent
  • Superior wetting agent and emulsifier
  • Highly versatile surfactant

General description

Triton X-100 has hemolytic property and is used for DNA extraction.
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.

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Legal Information

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 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

483.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

251 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter, type N95 (US)


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