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amphipathic

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amphipathic
[-path′ik]
Etymology: Gk, amphi both + pathos suffering
pertaining to a molecule having two sides with characteristically different properties, such as a detergent, which has both a polar (hydrophilic) end and a nonpolar (hydrophobic) end but is long enough so that each end demonstrates its own solubility characteristics.

amphipathic
molecules containing both polar and non-polar regions in their structure.


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The influenza A virus PB1-F2 protein targets the inner mitochondrial membrane via a predicted basic amphipathic helix that disrupts mitochondrial function.
The crystal structure of Fel d 1 revealed that the allergen was homologous to uteroglobin and contained an internal, asymmetric, amphipathic ligand binding pocket (Kaiser et al.
[28](p222) Surfactants, or surface active agents, are amphipathic chemicals (molecules with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts) that can penetrate oily substances in water and emulsify them (break oily substances into smaller droplets that form a fine suspension in water).
 
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