loading...| Preferred Name |
polysorbate |
| Definitions |
A polymer composed of PEG-ylated sorbitan [2-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol] normally containing a total of 20 oxyethylene groups, with one or more of the terminal hydroxy groups esterified with a fatty acyl group. They are used as emulsifiers and dispersing agents in some pharmaceuticals products and as defoamers and emulsifiers in some foods. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_53422 |
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| label |
polysorbate |
| prefixIRI |
CHEBI:53422 |
| prefLabel |
polysorbate |
| textual definition |
A polymer composed of PEG-ylated sorbitan [2-(1,2-dihydroxyethyl)tetrahydrofuran-3,4-diol] normally containing a total of 20 oxyethylene groups, with one or more of the terminal hydroxy groups esterified with a fatty acyl group. They are used as emulsifiers and dispersing agents in some pharmaceuticals products and as defoamers and emulsifiers in some foods. |
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| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
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| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_53422 | Chemical Entities of Biological Interest Ontology | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_53422 | Chemical Entities of Biological Interest Ontology | SAME_URI |