CHAPS (3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate) abu ne da aka saba amfani da shi a cikin ilmin halitta da ilmin halitta.Abun wanke-wanke ne na zwitterionic, ma'ana yana da duka ƙungiyoyin caji mai inganci da mara kyau.
An san CHAPS don iyawar sa na soluble da daidaita sunadaran membrane, yana mai da shi amfani ga aikace-aikace daban-daban kamar hakar furotin, tsarkakewa, da haɓakawa.Yana rushe hulɗar lipid-protein, yana barin sunadaran membrane su fitar da su a cikin asalinsu.
Ba kamar sauran abubuwan wanke-wanke ba, CHAPS yana da ɗan laushi kuma baya cire yawancin sunadaran, yana mai da shi kyakkyawan zaɓi don kiyaye tsarin furotin da aiki yayin gwaje-gwaje.Hakanan zai iya taimakawa wajen hana haɓakar furotin.
Ana amfani da CHAPS akai-akai a cikin dabaru kamar SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis), mayar da hankali kan isoelectric, da lalatar yamma.Har ila yau ana amfani da shi akai-akai a cikin binciken da ya shafi enzymes da ke daure membrane, fassarar sigina, da hulɗar furotin-lipid.