Octyl glucoside has become one of the most important detergents for purification of membrane proteins because it generally does not denature the protein and can readily be removed from final protein extracts.[3] Above its critical micelle concentration of 0.025 M[1] (~0.7% w/v), it was noted as the best detergent for improving selectivity of immunoprecipitation of phosphotyrosine modified proteins.[4] This detergent has also been shown to rapidly inactivate infective HIV at concentrations above its CMC.[5]
The compound gained popularity with researchers following the publication of an improved synthesis in 1978.[6][7] However, in 1990 the cost remained prohibitive for large-scale protein isolation.[8]
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^Zhang, G; Neubert, Ta (Jan 2006). "Use of detergents to increase selectivity of immunoprecipitation of tyrosine phosphorylated peptides prior to identification by MALDI quadrupole-TOF MS". Proteomics. 6 (2): 571–8. doi:10.1002/pmic.200500267. ISSN1615-9853. PMID16342243. S2CID26930507.
^Bosley A, Marshall HN, Badralmaa Y, Natarajan V (Jun 2008). "A method of HIV-1 inactivation compatible with antibody-based depletion of abundant proteins from plasma". Proteomics: Clinical Applications. 2 (6): 904–7. doi:10.1002/prca.200780086. PMID21136887. S2CID19247865.
^See PubMed search for "octyl[Title] AND glucoside[Title]" for a timeline of publications.
^Keana, Jf; Roman, Rb (1978). "Improved synthesis of n-octyl-beta-D-glucoside: a nonionic detergent of considerable potential in membrane biochemistry". Membrane Biochemistry. 1 (3–4): 323–7. doi:10.3109/09687687809063854. ISSN0149-046X. PMID756493.