HYDROPHOBIC EFFECTS - OPINIONS AND FACTS

摘要: The term hydrophobic interactions denotes the tendency of relatively apolar molecules to stick together in aqueous solution. These are importance many chemical disciplines, including chemistry vivo processes. Enzyme-substrate interactions, assembly lipids biomembranes, surfactant aggregation, and kinetic solvent effects water-rich solutions all predominantly governed by interactions. Despite extensive research efforts, hydration noncovalent between these water still poorly understood. In fact, question as what driving force for intractions is shifts study into a quest detailed understanding remarkable properties liquid water. This review highlights some novel insights that have been obtained past decade. emphasis on both since phenomena intimately connected. Several traditional views found be deeply unsatisfactory, courageous attempts made conceptualize behind pairwise bulk presents an admittedly personal selection recent experimental theoretical developments, when necessary, reference relevant studies earlier date.