AMPHIPATHIC in English dictionary

  • amphipathic

    Meanings and definitions of "AMPHIPATHIC"

    • (chemistry) describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
    • (biochemistry) often refers to the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.
    • adjective
      (chemistry)
      describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
    • adjective
      (biochemistry)
      often refers to the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino acids and the opposite face has hydrophobic (or lipophilic) amino acids.

    Grammar and declension of AMPHIPATHIC

    • amphipathic (not comparable)
  • AMPHIPATHIC

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