chaotropic

Plural: chaotropics

Adj

That disrupts hydrogen bonds, especially within or between biological molecules.

Noun

Such a substance

Examples

The chaotropic salt inactivated the catalytic function of the peptide.

Origin / Etymology

From chao- + -tropic.

Antonyms

kosmotropic

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