Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1993, 58, 996-1000
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19930996
Characterization of the Hydrophobic Properties of Amino Acids. II. How Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic and Lipophilic Is Tryptophan?
Josef Chmelík
Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 611 42 Brno, Czech Republic
This article is part of serial Characterization of the Hydrophobic Properties of Amino Acids.
Abstract
The model for the characterization of hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity and lipophilicity of compounds is presented. It is based on the vapour-to-solvent coefficients for hydrophilicity and lipophilicity and the partition coefficient for hydrophobicity. It is shown that some apparently contradictory facts can be understood on the basis of this model.
