Amphiphatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Amphiphatic is an adjective meaning Misspelling of amphipathic.
Meaning
Misspelling of amphipathic.
Example Sentences
An illustrative example is the Tachyplesin family, which comprises potent antimicrobial peptides isolated from hemocytes of horseshoe crab[ 135 ] that proved useful as inhibitors of HIV replication.[ 136 ] Tachyplesins are amphiphatic peptides containing two disulfide bridges that lock the antiparallel β-hairpin conformation.[ 137 ] The presence of these disulfide bonds in natural products underlines the relevance of macrocyclization for the stabilization of isolated β-hairpin structures.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include amphipatic, amphiphillic, amphipathic, amphilic, amphiphilic, ambiphilic.
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