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1938
25
Substance Class Mixture
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Record UNII
CAL22UVI4M
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Name Type Language
POLYSORBATE 60
FCC   FHFI   II   INCI   MART.   USAN   VANDF   WHO-DD   WHO-IP  
USAN   INCI  
Official Name English
TWEEN 60
Preferred Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [VANDF]
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [USP-RS]
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [MART.]
Common Name English
PEG-20 SORBITAN PALMITOSTEARATE
Common Name English
INS-435
Code English
POLYSORBATA 60 [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
POLYOXYETHYLENE 20 SORBITAN MONOPALMITOSTEARATE
Common Name English
E-435
Code English
POLYSORBATE 60 [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [USAN]
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [II]
Common Name English
MIXTURE OF STEARATE AND PALMITATE ESTERS OF SORBITOL AND ITS ANHYDRIDES COPOLYMERIZED WITH ABOUT 20 MOLES OF ETHYLENE OXIDE FOR EACH MOLE OF SORBITOL AND SORBITOL ANHYDRIDES
Common Name English
POLYOXYETHYLENE(20)SORBITAN MONOPALMITOSTEARATE
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
FEMA NO. 2916
Code English
POLYSORBATE 60 [FHFI]
Common Name English
POLYSORBATE 60 [FCC]
Common Name English
POLYOXYETHYLENE 20 SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
JECFA EVALUATION INS-435
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CFR 21 CFR 310.527
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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (GSFA) INS-435
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CFR 21 CFR 172.836
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NCI_THESAURUS C83486
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CFR 21 CFR 172.515
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Code System Code Type Description
ChEMBL
CHEMBL2108532
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CAS
9005-67-8
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GENERIC (FAMILY)
RXCUI
1368867
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FDA UNII
CAL22UVI4M
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1547947
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DRUG BANK
DB14153
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WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
POLYSORBATE 60
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PRIMARY Description: Polysorbates 20 and 80 are yellowish or yellowish brown, oily liquids. Polysorbate 60 is a gelatinous mass, and aclear liquid above 25 ?C. Solubility: Miscible with water, ethanol (~750 g/l) TS, methanol R, and ethyl acetate R; practically insoluble in fatty oils and inliquid paraffin R.Category: Nonionic surfactant. Storage: Polysorbates should be kept in tightly closed containers, protected from light.Additional information: Relative densities of Polysorbates 20 and 60 = about 1.10; Polysorbate 80 = about 1.08.Definition: Polysorbates are mixtures of partial fatty acid esters of sorbitol and its anhydrides, copolymerized with approximately 20 moles of ethylene oxide for each mole of sorbitol and sorbitol anhydride. In Polysorbate 20 the fatty acid is lauric acid which may contain other fatty acids. In Polysorbate 60 the fatty acid is stearic acidwhich may contain other fatty acids, especially palmitic acid. In Polysorbate 80 the fatty acid is oleic acid.
NCI_THESAURUS
C81924
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DAILYMED
CAL22UVI4M
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SMS_ID
100000079841
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EVMPD
SUB12227MIG
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CHEBI
53425
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All of the following components must be present:
PEG-20 SORBITAN STEARATE
POLYSORBATE 40
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POLYSORBATE 60
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