4621. Hecameg (Vegatec)
Nomenclature
CAS number: 115457-83-5
Methyl-α-d-glucopyranoside6-(heptylcarbamate); 6-O-(N-heptylcarbamoyl)-methyl-α-d-glucopyranoside. C15H29NO7; mol wt 335.39.
C 53.72%, H 8.72%, N 4.18%, O 33.39%.
Description and references
Glycolipid surfactant. Prepn: D. Plusquellec et al., Anal. Biochem. 179, 145 (1989). Kinetics of surfactant exchange; effect on micelle aggregation: M. Frindi et al., J. Phys. Chem. 96, 8137 (1992). Crystal structure: S. B. Engelsen et al., Carbohydr. Res. 264, 161 (1994). Assessment as detergent in biochemical applications: M. B. Ruiz et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1193, 301 (1994). Use in protein purification: M. C. Sanders et al., J. Biol. Chem. 271, 2651 (1996); P. Bron et al., J. Mol. Biol. 287, 117 (1999).
