Table of detergents

Detergent

Detergent Type

M. W.

CMC (mM)

M. W. of Micelle

Structure

Cholate

Anionic

Bile acid

414.6

9 - 15

829.2

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

Anionic

Alkyl sulfate

288.5

7 - 10

17,887

Cetyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide (CTAB)

Cationic

Quarternary ammonium compound

319

1.0

62,000

Octyl glucopyranoside

Non-ionic

Alkyl glucoside

292.4

20-25

-

Dodecyl maltopyranoside

Non-ionic

Alkyl maltoside

510.6

0.1 - 0.6

50,039

Heptyl thioglucopyranoside

Non-ionic

Alkyl thioglucoside

274.3

CMC

-

Big CHAP

Non-ionic

Big CHAP series

878.1

3 - 4

8,781

Digitonin

Non-ionic

Digitonin

1229.3

-

-

MEGA 10

Non-ionic

Glucamide

349.5

6 - 7

-

Genapol X-080

Non-ionic

Polyoxyethylene

553 (avg.)

0.06 - 0.15

-

NP-40

Non-ionic

Polyoxyethylene

603.0

0.05 - 0.3

-

Pluronic F-127

Non-ionic

Polyoxyethylene

12600 (avg.)

-

-

Triton X-100

Non-ionic

Polyoxyethylene

650.0

0.25

-

Tween 20

Non-ionic

Polyoxyethylene

1228 (avg.)

0.059

-

CHAPS

Zwitter-ionic

CHAPS series

614.9

6 - 10

2,460 - 8,609

ZWITTERGENT

3-10

Zwitter-ionic

Betaine

307.6

25 - 40

12,612

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