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Of a molecule, having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions. Can apply equally to small molecules, such as phospholipids, and macromolecules such as proteins.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
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amphipathic — amphipathic. См. амфипатический. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Amphipathic lipids — are molecules that are mostly lipid like (hydrophobic) in structure, but at one end have a region that is polar or ionic (hydrophilic). The hydrophilic region is usually referred to as the head group, and the lipid portion is know as the tail(s) … Wikipedia
amphipathic — adjective Etymology: amphi + pathic (as in empathic) Date: 1936 amphiphilic … New Collegiate Dictionary
amphipathic — /am feuh path ik/, adj. Chem. (of a molecule) having two different affinities, as a polar end that is attracted to water and a nonpolar end that is repelled by it. [1970 75; AMPHI + PATHIC] * * * … Universalium
amphipathic — adjective a) describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. b) often refers to the surface(s) on a protein, particularly an alpha helix, where one surface of the alpha helix has hydrophilic amino… … Wiktionary
amphipathic — Denoting a molecule, such as comprises detergents or wetting agents, that contains groups with characteristically different properties, e.g., both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties. SYN: amphiphilic, amphiphobic. [amphi + G. pathos, feeling] … Medical dictionary
amphipathic — adj. (about a molecule) having a head end that attracts water and a tail end that repels it, hydrophilic at one end and hydrophobic at the other (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
amphipathic — [ˌamfɪ paθɪk] (also amphiphilic ˌamfɪ fɪlɪk) adjective Biochemistry (of a molecule) having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. Origin 1930s: from amphi + Gk pathikos (from pathos experience ) … English new terms dictionary
amphipathic — am·phi·path·ic … English syllables
amphipathic — adj. Chem. 1 of a substance or molecule that has both a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic part. 2 consisting of such parts. Etymology: AMPHI + Gk pathikos (as PATHOS) … Useful english dictionary
