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! style="background:lightgrey"|Detergent
! style="background:lightgrey"|Detergent
! style="background:lightgrey"|CMC (%w/v)
! style="background:lightgrey"|CMC (mM)
! style="background:lightgrey"|CMC (mM)
! style="background:lightgrey"|MW (-H<sub>2</sub>O)
! style="background:lightgrey"|MW
! style="background:lightgrey"|Type
! style="background:lightgrey"|Type
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| BRIJ 35 || 0.09 || ~1200 || non-ionic
| BRIJ 35         ||      || 0.09 || 1200 || non-ionic
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| NP-40 || 0.05-0.3 || 603 || non-ionic
| NP-40           || 0.017 || 0.05-0.3 || 603 || non-ionic
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| [[Triton X-100]] || xxx || yyy || non-ionic
| [[Triton X-100]] || 0.021 || 0.3  || 650 || non-ionic
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| [[Tween 20]] || 0.059 || - || non-ionic
| [[Tween 20]]     ||      || 0.059 || 1228 || non-ionic
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| [[SDS]] || 7-10 || 288.5 || ionic
| [[SDS]]         || 0.23  || 7-10 || 288.5 || ionic
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| CHAPS || 6-10 || 614.9 || zwitterionic
| CHAPS           || 0.49  || 6-10 || 615 || zwitterionic
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== Sources ==
== Sources ==

Revision as of 06:44, 28 July 2009

Schematic of a phospholipid micelle

Critical micelle concentration (CMC) is defined as the concentration of detergents above which micelles are spontaneously formed. The CMC is important in biology because at concentrations above it the detergents form complexes with lipophilic proteins. Below this borderline, detergents merely partition into membranes without solubilising membrane proteins.

Detergent CMC (%w/v) CMC (mM) MW Type
BRIJ 35 0.09 1200 non-ionic
NP-40 0.017 0.05-0.3 603 non-ionic
Triton X-100 0.021 0.3 650 non-ionic
Tween 20 0.059 1228 non-ionic
SDS 0.23 7-10 288.5 ionic
CHAPS 0.49 6-10 615 zwitterionic

Sources

See also

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