zwitterionic

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English

Etymology

From zwitterion +‎ -ic.

Adjective

zwitterionic (comparative more zwitterionic, superlative most zwitterionic)

  1. Of or pertaining to a zwitterion.
    • 2015 August 20, Amrita Roy Choudhury et al., “Structural Model of the Bilitranslocase Transmembrane Domain Supported by NMR and FRET Data”, in PLoS ONE, volume 10, →DOI:
      Inspection of CD data reveals that, similar to previously reported data for megainin peptides [ 33 ], preference of α-helical conformation of TM2 and TM3 segments are different in anionic (SDS) and zwitterionic (DPC) media, reflecting the importance of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between the peptides and micelles.

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