850511P

n-octyl-β-D-glucoside

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• Synonym(s): octyl glucoside; OG; OGP
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₄H₂₈O₆
• CAS Number: 29836-26-8
• Molecular Weight: 292.37
• MDL number: MFCD00063288
• UNSPSC Code: 12161902
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• description: n-octyl-β-D-glucopyranoside
• Assay: >99% (contains <0.2% alpha isomer, TLC)
• form: powder
• mol wt: 292.37 g/mol
• packaging: pkg of 1 × 1 g (850511P-1g); pkg of 1 × 5 g (850511P-5g)
• manufacturer/tradename: Avanti Research^™ - A Croda Brand
• shipped in: dry ice
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](OCCCCCCCC)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
• InChI: 1S/C14H28O6/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-19-14-13(18)12(17)11(16)10(9-15)20-14/h10-18H,2-9H2,1H3/t10-,11-,12+,13-,14-/m1/s1
• InChI key: HEGSGKPQLMEBJL-RKQHYHRCSA-N

Description

General description

n-octyl-β-D-glucoside (βOG) is a non-ionic detergent.[1] It has a eight carbon hydrophobic tail.[2]

Octyl glucoside is a dialyzable nonionic detergent for functional solubilization and purification of membrane proteins.

Application

n-octyl-β-D-glucoside is suitable for use to study its self-diffusion coefficients in α-cyclodextrin and β-cyclodextrin solutions at 25°C. [3]

Biochem/physiol Actions

n-octyl-β-D-glucoside (βOG) helps to extract, solubilize and denature membrane proteins. Octyl glucoside has versatile uses including: reconstituting an ion channel, solubilizing an enzyme and incorporating a protein into liposomes. Also, nonionizing detergent complexes are used in protein crystallization studies. It is mainly used in the expression and purification of recombinant protein.[2]

Packaging

20 mL Clear Glass Screw Cap Vial (850511P-1g)

30 mL Amber Wide Mouth Glass Bottle with Screw Cap (850511P-5g)

Legal Information

Avanti Research is a trademark of Avanti Polar Lipids, LLC

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 3
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable