amphipathicity

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English

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Etymology

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From amphipathic +‎ -ity.

Noun

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amphipathicity (countable and uncountable, plural amphipathicities)

  1. The condition of being amphipathic
    • 2015 July 25, “Novel Apo E-Derived ABCA1 Agonist Peptide (CS-6253) Promotes Reverse Cholesterol Transport and Induces Formation of preβ-1 HDL In Vitro”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The enhanced cholesterol and phospholipid efflux by CS-6252 is likely related to the increased amphipathicity of CS-6253 helix, thereby increasing its lipid affinity.