Why are membrane associated proteins called amphipathic?
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Like their lipid neighbors, thesetransmembrane proteins areamphipathic, having regions that are hydrophobic and regions that are hydrophilic. ... Their hydrophilic regions are exposed to water on either side of the membrane
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Because they have both polar and nonpolar ends, detergent molecules are amphipathic. Because they are wedge-shaped, they form micelles rather than bilayers (see Figure 10-4).
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