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Definition of Amphipathic
1. Adjective. (chemistry) describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. ¹
2. Adjective. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Amphipathic
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