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Amphipathic vs Amphiphatic - What's the difference?

amphipathic | amphiphatic |

Amphiphatic is often a misspelling of amphipathic.


Amphiphatic has no English definition.

As an adjective amphipathic

is describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.

amphipathic

English

(wikipedia amphipathic)

Adjective

(-)
  • (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.

    • See also

    * amphiprotic * amphoteric * surfactant

    amphiphatic

    Not English

    Amphiphatic has no English definition. It may be misspelled.