ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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