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amphipathic

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

(biochemistry) 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.

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Phospholipids and cholesterol, being amphipathic, are transported in the monolayer surface of the lipoprotein particle. Source: Internet

The glycerophospholipids are amphipathic molecules (containing both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions) that contain a glycerol core linked to two fatty acid-derived "tails" by ester linkages and to one "head" group by a phosphate ester linkage. Source: Internet

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