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Lipids > Fatty Alcohols > Dodecanol > Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
Organic Chemicals > Alcohols > Fatty Alcohols > Dodecanol > Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Acyclic > Alkanes > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonates > Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonates > Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
... > Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonates > Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonates > Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate

Preferred term

Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate  

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Entry terms

  • Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium
  • Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
  • Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl

Scope note

  • An anionic surfactant, usually a mixture of sodium alkyl sulfates, mainly the lauryl; lowers surface tension of aqueous solutions; used as fat emulsifier, wetting agent, detergent in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and toothpastes; also as research tool in protein biochemistry.

History note

  • 74(72)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012967

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