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What is a common feature between ionic and nonionic detergents?
Posted July 28, 2021
BioconjugationPlasma Membrane
Answer
The common feature between ionic and nonionic detergents is the presence of a hydrophilic head in both. The point of difference is that the hydrophilic head is charged in ionic detergents and uncharged in nonionic detergents.
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