Chemistry in action

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Chemistry in action.Or.Ask your friendly
chemist
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DETERGENTSAmphiphiles, containing a lipophilic
portion and a hydrophilic portionLower the
interfacial energy between unlike
phasesEmulsify or solubilize aggregated
particles
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More about detergent terms Lipophilic portion
is also referred to as hydrophobic
tailHydrophilic portion is also referred to as
polar headTypes nonionic, anionic, cationic
and zwitterionic
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Detergents Ionic vs non-ionicDenaturing vs
non-denaturingSwords (denaturing) pointy
hydrophobic ends, ionic polar endsGloves
(non-denaturing) bulky, non-penetrating
hydrophobic ends, non-ionic or zwitterionic polar
ends.
SDS
Triton X-100