Micelle vs Lipoprotein - What's the difference?

micelle | lipoprotein |


As nouns the difference between micelle and lipoprotein

is that micelle is a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration while lipoprotein is any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.

Other Comparisons: What's the difference?

micelle

English

Alternative forms

* micella

Noun

(wikipedia micelle) (en noun)
  • a colloidal aggregate, in a simple geometric form, of a specific number of amphipathic molecules which forms at a well-defined concentration, called the critical micelle concentration

    • lipoprotein

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia lipoprotein) (en noun)
  • Any of a large group of complexes of protein and lipid with many biochemical functions.

    • Derived terms

    * high-density lipoprotein * low-density lipoprotein