Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate_product_DataBase

Bioactivity	Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate is an ester of the saturated fatty acid stearic acid (C18:0). Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate can be used as an excipient, such as surfactant, emulsifier, solubilizer, wetting agent. Pharmaceutical excipients, or pharmaceutical auxiliaries, refer to other chemical substances used in the pharmaceutical process other than pharmaceutical ingredients. Pharmaceutical excipients generally refer to inactive ingredients in pharmaceutical preparations, which can improve the stability, solubility and processability of pharmaceutical preparations. Pharmaceutical excipients also affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME) processes of co-administered drugs[1][2].
Name	Polyoxyethylene Sorbitan Monostearate
CAS	9005-67-8
Transport	Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
Storage	Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Reference	[1]. Lind ML, et al. Intestinal lymphatic transport of halofantrine in rats assessed using a chylomicron flow blocking approach: the influence of polysorbate 60 and 80. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2008 Oct 2;35(3):211-8. [2]. Elder DP, et al. Pharmaceutical excipients - quality, regulatory and biopharmaceutical considerations. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2016 May 25;87:88-99.

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