What's in the Flu Vaccine?

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AI Overview+1 Triton X-100 (\(TX-100\)) is a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier used in many biochemical applications. It's also known as polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether. 

Uses  Cell lysis: Extracts proteins and organelles from cells

Cell membrane permeabilization: Prepares cells for transfection

Electrophoresis: Used in electrophoresis

Influenza vaccine: An active ingredient in the Fluzone vaccine

Vinyl record cleaning: An active ingredient in homemade vinyl record cleaning fluids

Carbon material dispersion: Used to disperse carbon materials for soft composite materials

Microbiology: Restricts colony expansion in Aspergillus nidulans.

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Triton X-100 (

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) is a non-ionic surfactant and emulsifier used in many biochemical applications. It's a common ingredient in electrophoresis, and it's also used in the production of influenza vaccines. 

 What it's used for   

• Cell lysis:

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   is used to break open cells to extract proteins and organelles 

• Permeabilizing cell membranes:

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   can make cell membranes more permeable, which allows for transfection 

• Dispersing carbon materials:

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   is used to disperse carbon materials in soft composite materials 

• Restricting colony expansion:

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   is used to restrict the expansion of colonies in Aspergillus nidulans 

• Cleaning vinyl records:

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   is an active ingredient in homemade vinyl record cleaning fluids