amphipathic

Etymology
From, from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Describing a molecule, such as a detergent, which has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups.
 * 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.

Translations

 * Italian: anfipatico
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: anfipático


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