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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.
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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.
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What is moiety?
Non polypeptide moiety refers to each part that a non polypeptide can be divided into. For example, maybe a benzene moiety.
What is nonpolypeptide moiety?
Non polypeptide moiety refers to each part that a non polypeptide can be divided into. For example, maybe a benzene moiety.
Is silica hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
It is hydrophilic
Is acrylic acid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic
Is N-H hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophilic
What are supporting and radial moiety of receptors?
What is moiety? a half
What is moiety?
Non polypeptide moiety refers to each part that a non polypeptide can be divided into. For example, maybe a benzene moiety.
What is nonpolypeptide moiety?
Non polypeptide moiety refers to each part that a non polypeptide can be divided into. For example, maybe a benzene moiety.
How do you use moiety in a sentence?
"Let's split that turkey; you shall have a moiety and I too shall have half." I will have a moiety to show i am here to help out everyone get what they needed to come here to get.
Moiety is properly defined how according to online services?
According to online services, Moiety is properly defined as having half ownership of something. For example, joint tenants are said to have Moiety of the property.
Are carbohydrates hydrophilic or hydrophobic and how do you test this?
hydrophilic b/c carbohydrates are made of sugars; sugars (such as glucose) have LOTS of hydroxyl groups which are hydrophilic, therefore carbohydrates are hydrophilic
Is silica hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
It is hydrophilic
What is sugar moiety?
Depending on the molecule, the "sugar" may change, but a moiety is like a subdivision of a functional group. In DNA we have nitrogenous base held by a sugar phosphate backbone. "Sugar moiety" refers to the deoxyribose sugar that is part of the DNA backbone.
Is acrylic acid hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic
Is N-H hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
hydrophilic
Are fish scales hydrophilic or hydrophobic?
Hydrophilic
What is a wetted material?
hydrophilic materials hydrophilic materials
