How can coacervates be formed of phospholipids or polypeptides?
2 years ago
Biology
Phospholipids are amphipathic molecules, i.e., they present a polar portion and a nonpolar portion. In contact with water these molecules tend to spontaneously unite and organize themselves forming membranes that create a closed interior space separated from the exterior environment.
Polypeptide chains in their turn can attract water (by electrical attraction) forming a surrounding water layer and also creating an organized structure with delimited interior space.
Dipti KC
May 27, 2023