Amphipathic Definition

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(chemistry) Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.

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(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 (lipophilic) amino acids.

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Origin of Amphipathic

  • amphi- +‎ -pathic

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