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 )