Chaotropic activity
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chaotropic-activity-202-9353266
title:
Chaotropic activity
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Chaotropicity describes the entropic disordering of lipid bilayers and other biomacromolecules which is caused by substances dissolved in water. According to the original usage and work carried out on cellular stress mechanisms and responses, chaotropic substances do not necessarily disorder the structure of water. The chaotropic activities of solutes in the aqueous phase have been quantified using an agar-gelation assay. Whereas chaotropicity was first applied to studies of ions, it is equally
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Disordering of biological structures
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaotropic_activity
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2024-04-14T05:46:29Z
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