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Octyl glucoside (n-octyl-β-D-glucoside) is a detergent frequently used to solubilise integral membrane proteins for studies in biochemistry. Like Genapol X-100 and Triton X-100 it is a nonphysiological amphiphile that makes lipid bilayers less stiff.It has become one of the most important detergents for purification of membrane proteins because it generally does not denature the protein and can readily be removed from final protein extracts.
