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How can coacervates be formed of phospholipids or polypeptides?

Phospholipids are amphipathic molecules, i.e., they present a polar portion and a nonpolar portion. In contact with water these molecules tend to spontaneously unite and organize themselves forming membranes that make a closed interior space separated from the exterior environment. Polypeptide chains in their turn can attract water (by electrical attraction) forming a surrounding water layer and also forming an organized structure with delimited interior space.

 


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