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Lipid bilayer fusion — Illustration of lipid vesicles fusing showing two possible outcomes: hemifusion and full fusion. In hemifusion only the outer bilayer leaflets mix. In full fusion both leaflets as well as the internal contents mix. Fusion is the process by which… … Wikipedia
Detergent — For the band, see The Detergents. Detergents A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleaning properties in dilute solutions. [1] In common usage, detergent refers to alkylbenzenesulfonates, a family of compounds that are… … Wikipedia
Phosphatidylcholine — Phosphatidylcholines (PC) are a class of phospholipids that incorporate choline as a headgroup. They are a major component of biological membranes and can be easily obtained from a variety of readily available sources such as egg yolk or soy… … Wikipedia
Phosphatidic acid — Chembox new ImageFile = Phosphatidate2.png ImageSize = IUPACName = OtherNames = 1,2 Diacylglycerol 3 phosphate, phosphatidic acid Section1 = Chembox Identifiers CASNo = PubChem = 5460104 SMILES = MeSHName = Phosphatidic+Acids Section2 = Chembox… … Wikipedia
Surfactin — is a very powerful surfactant commonly used as an antibiotic. It is a bacterial cyclic lipopeptide, largely prominent for its exceptional surfactant power. [ Mor, A. Peptide based antibiotics: A potential answer to raging antimicrobial resistance … Wikipedia
Lipid — Structures of some common lipids. At the top are oleic acid[1] and cholesterol.[2] The middle structure is a triglyceride composed of oleoyl, stearoyl, and palmitoyl chains at … Wikipedia
Monolayer — A monolayer is a single, closely packed layer of atoms, molecules, or cells. [1] Contents 1 Chemistry 1.1 Formation time 1.2 Monolayer phases and equations of state … Wikipedia
Micelle — Cross section view of the structures that can be formed by phospholipids in aqueous solutions … Wikipedia
Mineral processing — Crushing, a form of comminution, one of the unit operations of mineral processing In the field of extractive metallurgy, mineral processing, also known as mineral dressing or ore dressing, is the process of separating commercially valuable… … Wikipedia
Phospholipase D — protein Name=phospholipase D1, phosphatidylcholine specific caption= width= HGNCid=9067 Symbol=PLD1 AltSymbols= EntrezGene=5337 OMIM=602382 RefSeq=NM 002662 UniProt=Q13393 PDB= ECnumber= Chromosome=3 Arm=q Band=26 LocusSupplementaryData=protein… … Wikipedia
