Meaning of amphipathic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
   not-comparable
2. Of 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.
   not-comparable

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