Chaotropic agent
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chaotropic-agent-202-15861213
title:
Chaotropic agent
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A chaotropic agent is a molecule in water solution that can disrupt the hydrogen bonding network between water molecules. This has an effect on the stability of the native state of other molecules in the solution, mainly macromolecules by weakening the hydrophobic effect. For example, a chaotropic agent reduces the amount of order in the structure of a protein formed by water molecules, both in the bulk and the hydration shells around hydrophobic amino acids, and may cause its denaturation. Conv
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Molecules that disrupt hydrogen bonding
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaotropic_agent
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2024-04-03T19:13:59Z
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