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Dna has a hydrophilic and hydrophobic side, also you have to remember that DNA is a polar molecule
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Is DNA amphipathic?
Yes, DNA is an amphiphile as it has hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts. However this does not mean it is surface active!
What is Hydrophilic Enzyme?
An enzyme that likes water, due to the fact that the enzyme is a polar molecule. Much like the hydrophilic head of the phospholipid bylayer.
Is salt a hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
No. Instead, salt is hydrophilic ("water-loving"). Salt (NaCl, or Na+ and Cl-) is very attracted to Water (H20, or H2+ and O-) because opposite electrostatic charges attract. The anionic ("negatively charged") Chlorine end of the salt molecule is attracted to the 2 cationic ("positively charged") Hydrogen ions of the water molecule: Cl- wants H2+. In the same way, the cationic Sodium end is attracted to the anionic Oxygen end: Na+ wants O-. Since each end of the salt molecule is attracted to the reciprocal end of the water molecule, there is a strong overall molecular attraction.
When completed each DNA molecule formed is half?
A DNA molecule in half is called DA molecule.
What is hydrophilic moiety?
The word moiety ( /ˈmɔɪəti/) is often used synonymously to "functional group," but, according to the IUPAC definition,[3] a moiety is a part of a molecule that may include either whole functional groups or parts of functional groups as substructures.(wikipedia)So basically, a hydrophilic moiety is just part of a molecule that is hydrophilic, the phospholipid heads on the inner and outer leaflets of the plasma membrane.
What is the head of a surfactant molecule?
Hydrophilic
Does a molecule have DNA?
DNA is a molecule so no.
A characteristic of a DNA molecule that is not a characteristic of a protein molecule is that the DNA molecule?
A characteristic of a DNA molecule that is not characteristic of a protein molecule is that the DNA molecule can replicate itself.
Is DNA amphipathic?
Yes, DNA is an amphiphile as it has hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts. However this does not mean it is surface active!
Is the polar end of the phospholipid plasma membrane hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
A polar molecule is hydrophilic, which means that it will easily dissolve in water. Examples of hydrophilic molecules are sugars and salts.
Where is the hydrophilic portion of membrane?
The head is hydrophilic and the tail is hydrophobic.
What does hydrophilic mean and how do you determine if a molecule is hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic, or 'water loving' refers to molecules that are easily miscible in water. Polar molecules and ionic compounds are generally hydrophilic, and non-polar molecules are generally hydrophobic.See the Related Questions to the left for more information about how to determine if a molecule is non-polar, polar, or ionic.
Is a DNA strand the same as a DNA molecule?
The DNA molecule is composed of two DNA strands.
Is the following molecule hydrophilic hydrophobic or amphipathic amphiphilic?
Yes, it is correct.
What is Hydrophilic Enzyme?
An enzyme that likes water, due to the fact that the enzyme is a polar molecule. Much like the hydrophilic head of the phospholipid bylayer.
What is the characteristic the best describes the tail of a phospholipid molecule?
The tail of a phospholipid molecule is hydrophobic, while the head is hydrophilic.
What is the thickness of DNA molecule?
a DNA molecule is 2 nm in thickness.
