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Description: The Role of Water in Biological Processes

An important class of molecules are those that exhibit both hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties simultaneously.

Such amphipathic substances include

Fatty acids
Lipids
Detergents

The amphipathic molecules are characterized by a polar “head” group coupled to a hydrophobic “tail”—usually a hydrocarbon.

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