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Título del libro: Biomolecules In Organic Solvents
Título del capítulo: BIOLOGICAL ELECTRON TRANSFER IN REVERSE MICELLAR SYSTEMS: FROM ENZYMES TO CELLS

Autores UNAM:
JOSE EDGARDO ESCAMILLA MARVAN; MARTHA LUCINDA CONTRERAS ZENTELLA; LEONILA IRMA LAURA ESCOBAR PEREZ;
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Año de publicación:
2024
Resumen:

Enzymology in colloidal solutions of water in organic apolar solvents stabilized with amphilic compounds has become an attractive research area. The physicochemical properties of the encased aqueous solutions differ from those of bulk water in several respects and depend on the degree of hydration of the micelles. 1,2 An inverted micelle aggregate represents a water droplet of about 20 to 200 Å in diameter surrounded by a monolayer of surfactant molecules. The polar or charged heads, with their counterions, are localized in the interior of the aggregate, while the hydrophobic tails are directed towards the bulk, continuous organic phase. Water, hydrophilic solutes, and water-miscible solvents are readily solubilized in the micellar core, the so-called ?water pool?. © 1992 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.


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