850511P

n-octyl-β-D-glucoside

Avanti Polar Lipids

• Synonym(s): octyl glucoside; OG; OGP
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₄H₂₈O₆
• CAS Number: 29836-26-8
• Molecular Weight: 292.37
• 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 Polar Lipids
• 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. It has a eight carbon hydrophobic tail.

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. 

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.

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