Categories: Additive
Type: Toxin
Name: Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) (C2nH4n+2On+1)
RDA: 0
Importance- to Body:
Considered Acutely Toxic, Skeletal System, Organs
Distribution- in Body:
Skeletal System, Organs
Excess Effects:
Organ System Toxicity, Allergic Reactions
Deficiency Effects:
None Listed
Food Sources:
None Listed
Environmental/Geographic Sources:
Skin Creams, Lubricants, Laxatives
Supplemental information:
Preservative, Thickener, Softener, Solvent
Synonyms:
PEG,polyethylene oxide, PEO, polyoxyethylene, POE,Dioxane
Polyethylene Glycol (Wikipedia)
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC names
poly(oxyethylene) {structure-based},
poly(ethylene oxide) {source-based} | |
| Other names
Carbowax, GoLYTELY, GlycoLax, Fortrans, TriLyte, Colyte, Halflytely, Macrogol, MiraLAX, MoviPrep
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| Identifiers | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.105.546 |
| E number | E1521 (additional chemicals) |
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| Properties | |
| C2nH4n+2On+1 | |
| Molar mass | 18.02 + 44.05n g/mol |
| Density | 1.125 |
| Pharmacology | |
| A06AD15 (WHO) | |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | 182–287 °C; 360–549 °F; 455–560 K |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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| Infobox references | |
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to medicine. PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or polyoxyethylene (POE), depending on its molecular weight. The structure of PEG is commonly expressed as H−(O−CH2−CH2)n−OH.