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Kosmotropic vs Chaotropic - What's the difference?

kosmotropic | chaotropic | Antonyms |

Chaotropic is a antonym of kosmotropic.



As adjectives the difference between kosmotropic and chaotropic

is that kosmotropic is describing ions (normally small, with a high charge density) that stabilize intermolecular interactions in water, especially by stabilizing hydrogen bonds while chaotropic is that disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.

kosmotropic

English

Adjective

(wikipedia kosmotropic) (en adjective)
  • (physics, chemistry) Describing ions (normally small, with a high charge density) that stabilize intermolecular interactions in water, especially by stabilizing hydrogen bonds

    • Related terms

    *kosmotrope

    Antonyms

    *chaotropic

    chaotropic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules
  • :* The chaotropic salt inactivated the catalytic function of the peptide.

    • Related terms

    * chaotropism

    Antonyms

    * kosmotropic

    References

    * Voet & Voet Biochemistry 3rd Edition, 2004; p 265.