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Amphiphile and Lysine

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Amphiphile and Lysine

Amphiphile vs. Lysine

An amphiphile (from the Greek αμφις, amphis: both and φιλíα, philia: love, friendship) is a chemical compound possessing both hydrophilic (water-loving, polar) and lipophilic (fat-loving) properties. Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.

Similarities between Amphiphile and Lysine

Amphiphile and Lysine have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Fatty acid, Hydrophobe, Protein.

Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

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Hydrophobe

In chemistry, hydrophobicity is the physical property of a molecule (known as a hydrophobe) that is seemingly repelled from a mass of water.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Amphiphile and Lysine Comparison

Amphiphile has 43 relations, while Lysine has 160. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.48% = 3 / (43 + 160).

References

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