POLYOXYL 8 STEARATE
CHEBI:CHEBI_32027
Definition
An octadecanoate ester composed of repeating 8-40 ethyleneoxy units. It is an ingredient used in cosmetics and beauty products primarily as a surfactant and emulsifier.
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- (C2H4O)n.C18H36O2
- Charge
- 0
Alternative Names
- alpha-octadecanoyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxyethane-1,2-diyl)
- E431
- macrogol 40 stearate
- macrogol stearate 2000
- Myrj 49
- Myrj 52
- Myrj S40
- PEG stearate
- polyethylene glycol monostearate
- polyethylene glycol stearate
- polyoxyethylene (40) monostearate
- polyoxyethylene (40) stearate
- polyoxyethylene monostearate
- polyoxyethylene stearate
- polyoxyl 40 stearate
- polyoxyl 8 stearate
- stearic acid, monoester with polyethylene glycol
Drug Classification
-
processed material
-
octadecanoate esterView Class →
CHEBI:75925
-
hydroxypolyetherView Class →
CHEBI:46792
-
t182757
-
t183545
Important Medical Information
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- Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
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Additional Identifiers
- DRON_00010000
- 1426432
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Polyoxyethylene_stearate
- core#notation
- CHEBI:32027
Additional References
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Additional Attributes
- oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
- chebi_ontology
- DRON_00010000
- 1426432
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Polyoxyethylene_stearate
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:32027
- core#notation
- CHEBI:32027
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- RO_0000087
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_63047
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- owl#annotatedSource
- t183833
- owl#someValuesFrom
- t1538571