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- Lipophilicity (from Gr**** λίπος "fat" and φίλος "friendly") is the ability of a chemical compound to dissolve in fats, oils, lipids, and non-polar solvents...
- The hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) of a surfactant is a measure of its degree of hydrophilicity or lipophilicity, determined by calculating percentages...
- Lipophilic bacteria (fat-loving bacteria) are bacteria that may proliferate in lipids. They include lipophilic corynebacteria. Cutibacterium acnes is a...
- Lipophilic efficiency (LiPE), sometimes referred to as ligand-lipophilicity efficiency (LLE) is a parameter used in drug design and drug discovery to...
- chemical compound possessing both hydrophilic (water-loving, polar) and lipophilic (fat-loving) properties. Such a compound is called amphiphilic or amphipathic...
- Agents organized by lipid solubility (lipophilicity) High lipophilicity: propranolol, labetalol Intermediate lipophilicity: metoprolol, bisoprolol, carvedilol...
- partition ratio. Kow serves as a measure of the relationship between lipophilicity (fat solubility) and hydrophilicity (water solubility) of a substance...
- the blood–brain barrier, lipophilic beta blockers such as propranolol and metoprolol are more likely than other less lipophilic beta blockers to cause sleep...
- transporters and pumped out of cells. Drug metabolism often converts lipophilic compounds into hydrophilic products that are more readily excreted.[citation...
- end, depending on the surrounding conditions. Some corynebacteria are lipophilic (such as CDC coryneform groups F-1 and G, C. accolens, C. afermentans...