chaotropism

chaotropism
The property of certain substances, usually ions ( e.g., SCN, ClO4, guanidinium), to disrupt the structure of water and thereby promote the solubility of nonpolar substances in polar solvents ( e.g., water), the unfolding of proteins, the elution from or movement through a chromatographic medium of an otherwise tightly bound substance, etc. [G. chaos, disorder, confusion, + trope, a turning]

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  • chaotropism — noun The ability to disrupt hydrogen bonding, especially within or between biological molecules The chaotropism of chlorate is greater than that of sulfate. See Also: chaotropic …   Wiktionary

  • chaotropic — adjective That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules ,The chaotropic salt inactivated the catalytic function of the peptide. Ant: kosmotropic See Also: chaotropism …   Wiktionary

  • chaotropic — Pertaining to chaotropism. * * * chao·tro·pic .kā ə trōp ik, träp adj disrupting the structure of water, macromolecules, or a living system so as to promote activities (as change in protein conformation in solution or migration through a… …   Medical dictionary

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