Medical Definition of Hydrophobic effect
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The tendency for the nonpolar portions of a group of lipid molecules to clump together with one another and exclude water and other polar molecules. The polar portions of the lipid molecules end up facing out. The hydrophobic effect is primarily responsible for the construction of lipid bilayers.
(09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrophobic Effect
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