Bioactivity | Docusate (Sodium) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Docusate (Sodium). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Docusate Sodium (Dioctyl sulfosuccinate sodium salt) is one of the main components in stool softeners. Docusate Sodium is a sulfated surfactant and may inactivate viral pathogens by disrupting viral envelopes and/or denaturing/disassociating proteins. Docusate Sodium is effective in vitro against wild type and drug-resistant strains of HSV type 1 and 2. Docusate Sodium is an obesogen. Docusate Sodium with developmental exposure leads to increased adult adiposity, inflammation, metabolic disorder and dyslipidemia in offspring fed a standard diet in mice. |
CAS | 577-11-7 |
Formula | C₂₀H₃₇NaO₇S |
Molar Mass | 444.56 |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |