FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Chemical: polysorbate 20
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General Information
Name
polysorbate 20
FlyBase ID
FBch0001535
ChEBI Name
polysorbate 20
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:53424
PubChem Name
2-(2-(3,4-Bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)tetrahydro-2-furanyl)-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy)ethyl dodecanoate
PubChem ID
CID:443314
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of polysorbate 20
polysorbate 20
InChIKey

HMFKFHLTUCJZJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

A polymer composed of PEG-ylated sorbitan, where the total number of poly(ethylene glycol) units is 20 (w + x + y + z = 20) and a single terminal is capped by a dodecanoyl group.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (25)
Synonyms
1052273-76-3
(PubChem, 2019-)
2-[2-[3,4-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)oxolan-2-yl]-2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethoxy]ethyl dodecanoate
(PubChem, 2019-)
9005-64-5
(PubChem, 2019-)
9005-66-7
(PubChem, 2019-)
POLYOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN MONOLAURATE
(PubChem, 2019-)
Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monolaurate
(PubChem, 2019-)
Polysorbate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Polysorbate (INN)
(PubChem, 2019-)
Polysorbate 20
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Sorbimacrogol laurate 300
(PubChem, 2019-)
TWEEN 20
(Pereira et al., 2018)
Tween 20
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
Tween-20
(Richard et al., 2025)
polisorbato
(ChEBI, 2019-)
polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate
(PubChem, 2019-)
polyoxyethylene sorbitan monolaurate
(PubChem, 2019-)
polyoxyethylenesorbitan monolaurate
(PubChem, 2019-)
polysorbate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
polysorbate (inn)
(PubChem, 2019-)
polysorbate 20
(Pereira et al., 2018)
polysorbatum
(ChEBI, 2019-)
sorbimacrogol laurate 300
(PubChem, 2019-)
tween 20
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)