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How can a polypeptide have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties?
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Many organic molecules have an end that will dissolve in fat (this would be the hydrophobic end) and an end that will dissolve in water (this will be the hydrophilic end). As the ends are joined together by the rest of the molecule, the molecule has both properties at once and such molecules are frequently used in the formation of organic membranes.
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What is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic?
What molecules are both hydrophilic and hydropobic.
What are amphiphilic polymers?
Amphiphilic polymers are heterogeneous with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.
What makes phospholipid membranes good at keeping some molecules out?
They have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions
One word for hydrophobic and hydrophilic?
Amphipathic(1) Pertains to a molecule containing both polar (water-soluble) and nonpolar (water-soluble) portions in its structure.(2) Of, or relating to, a molecule having hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.www.biology-online.org
Are integral proteins amphipathic?
yes it can as its outside edges stick out of the phospholipid bilayer exposing it to the watery environment (polar/hydrophilic) and part of the protein is inside the bilayer along with the phospholipid tails (hydrophobic/nonpolar).
Is starch hydrophobic?
Starches can be both hydrophobic and hydrophilic, although most of them are hydrophilic.
What is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic?
What molecules are both hydrophilic and hydropobic.
Is DNA hydrophilic molecule?
Dna has a hydrophilic and hydrophobic side, also you have to remember that DNA is a polar molecule
Are lipids hydrophobic or hydrophobic?
All Lipids are hydrophobic: that's the one property they have in common. This group of molecules includes fats and oils, waxes, phospholipids, steroids and cholesterol.
Is cholesterol hydrophobic or hydrophobic?
Cholesterol has many hydrophobic side chains and a single hydrophilic side chain. Because it contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, it is amphipathic.yes cholesterol Hydrophobic , choestol not soluble in water
How do the hydrophobic and hydrophilic properties of phospholipids help in maintaining the structure of the cell membrane?
Hydrophilic molecules are attracted to water. Hydrophobic molecules are not attracted to water, but they are attracted to each other. Phospholipid molecules are unusual because they are partly hydrophilic and partly hydrophobic. The phosphate head is hydrophilic and the two hydrocarbon tails are hydrophobic. In water, phospholipids form double layer with the hydrophilic heads in contact with water on both sides and the hydrophilic tails away from water in the centre. This arrangement is found in biological membranes. The attraction between the hydrophobic tails in the centre and between the hydrophilic heads and the surrounding water makes membranes veery stable.
Which properties of water provide a medium in which other molecules can interact?
It is both weakly hydrophilic and weakly hydrophobic at the same time. Water is a weak acid.
Why is a phospholipid both hydrophilic and hydrophobic?
They have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic heads. In a lipid bilayer, the hydrophilic head of the phospholipid faces the outside of the membrane while the hydrophobic head faces the the hydrophobic head of another phospholipid.
Is starch hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Starch is a biological compound, or biomolecule. It is a polymer of glucose molecules with the formula (C6H12O6)n. Since it contains oxygen, it is not a hydrocarbon.
What is an amphiphile?
An ampholyte is an amphoteric electrolyte.
What are amphiphilic polymers?
Amphiphilic polymers are heterogeneous with both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.
Some examples of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic molecules?
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