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HYDROPHILIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a strong affinity for water; tending to dissolve in, mix with, or be wetted by water
Classified under:
Similar:
deliquescent ((especially of certain salts) becoming liquid by absorbing moisture from the air)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
Antonym:
hydrophobic (lacking affinity for water; tending to repel and not absorb water; tending not to dissolve in or mix with or be wetted by water)
Context examples:
A long chain polymer of sulfated glucose with strong hydrophilic properties that binds to various membranes.
(Dextran Sulfate Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
In micellar nanoparticle-encapsulated cisplatin NC-6004, cisplatin forms a polymer-metal complex with hydrophilic polyethylene glycol poly(glutamic acid) block copolymers by attaching to the micelle inner core consisting of the hydrophobic polyamino acids.
(Micellar Nanoparticle-Encapsulated Cisplatin NC-6004, NCI Thesaurus)
With 56% identity to Patched-1, mouse Patched-2 diverges in the hydrophilic region between transmembrane domains 6 and 7 and in a region of the intracellular C terminus.
(Patched Homolog 2, NCI Thesaurus)
The polar alcohol group is hydrophilic and organizes itself in the membrane facing outward toward water, while the hydrophobic fatty acid alkyl chains face inward toward other fatty acid chains.
(Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A transmembrane pore that presents a hydrophilic channel for ions to cross a lipid bilayer down their electrochemical gradients.
(Ion Channel, NCI Thesaurus)
Alpha helical hydrophilic LBC is conserved among vertebrates and expressed in skeletal muscle, heart, lung, and hematopoietic cells.
(A Kinase Anchor Protein 13, NCI Thesaurus)
Encoded by human FGFR1OP Gene, ubiquitous 399-aa 43-kDa hydrophilic FGFR1 Oncogene Partner protein contains N- and C-terminal alpha helices harboring leucine-rich repeats.
(FGFR1 Oncogene Partner, NCI Thesaurus)
The hydrophilic portions of the plasma membrane as seen during transmission electron microscopy.
(Electron-Dense Plasma Membrane Layer, NCI Thesaurus)
GPRs contain 7 hydrophobic transmembrane domains embedded in hydrophilic intra- and extracellular loops and transduce a variety of hormone, endogenous peptide, and neurotransmitter signals into intracellular effects via G proteins.
(G Protein-Coupled Receptor Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Affecting biological factors or systems, a Biophysical Process is a subatomic, atomic, or molecular process that involves passive, physical movement; attraction or repulsion (electrostatic, van der Waals, gradient, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, etc.); radiation interaction; or non-enzymatic formation of covalent bonds.
(Biophysical Process, NCI Thesaurus)
