CHEBI:32027 - polyoxyl 40 stearate

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ChEBI Name polyoxyl 40 stearate
ChEBI ID 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.
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Formula (C2H4O)n.C18H36O2
Net Charge 0
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): nonionic surfactant
A surfactant with an uncharged hydrophilic headgroup.
food emulsifier
A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
emulsifier
The chemical role played by a substance that stabilizes an emulsion by increasing its kinetic stability.
Biological Role(s): food emulsifier
A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
Application(s): food emulsifier
A food additive used to form or maintain a uniform emulsion of two (or more) phases in a food.
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Outgoing polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) has role emulsifier (CHEBI:63046)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) has role food emulsifier (CHEBI:63047)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) has role nonionic surfactant (CHEBI:38828)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) is a hydroxypolyether (CHEBI:46792)
polyoxyl 40 stearate (CHEBI:32027) is a octadecanoate ester (CHEBI:75925)
IUPAC Name
α-octadecanoyl-ω-hydroxypoly(oxyethane-1,2-diyl)
Synonyms Sources
E431 ChEBI
macrogol 40 stearate ChemIDplus
macrogol stearate 2000 ChemIDplus
PEG stearate ChemIDplus
polyethylene glycol monostearate ChemIDplus
polyethylene glycol stearate ChemIDplus
polyoxyethylene (40) monostearate ChEBI
polyoxyethylene (40) stearate ChEBI
polyoxyethylene monostearate ChemIDplus
polyoxyethylene stearate ChEBI
polyoxyl 40 stearate KEGG DRUG
polyoxyl 8 stearate KEGG DRUG
stearic acid, monoester with polyethylene glycol ChemIDplus
Brand Names Sources
Myrj 49 ChemIDplus
Myrj 52 KEGG DRUG
Myrj S40 ChEBI
Manual Xrefs Databases
D01542 KEGG DRUG
FDB010109 FooDB
HMDB0032477 HMDB
Polyoxyethylene_stearate Wikipedia
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Registry Number Type Source
9004-99-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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22 April 2021