Solubilization

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Under solubilization , and solubilization , refers to the increase in the solubility of a substance in a solvent by adding a third substance. A distinction is made here between solubilizers , which change the solubility properties of the solvent through homogeneous mixing, and surfactants , which increase solubility through micelle formation .

For the special case of water as a solvent, one speaks of hydrotropy , the solubilizers are then also called hydrotropes.

In biochemistry they are used, among other things, to dissolve membrane-bound proteins from organelles or biomembranes.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Karl Horst Metzger, Peter Müller, Heidi Müller-Dolezal, Renate Stoltz, Hanna Söll: Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Chemistry Vol. I / 2, 4th Edition: General ... - Karl Horst Metzger, Peter Müller, Heidi Müller-Dolezal, Renate Stoltz, Hanna Söll . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 3-13-179634-0 , p. 111 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  2. ↑ Herbert Weber: Nanotechnology in the food industry: on the state of knowledge of nanoscale ... Behr's Verlag DE, 2010, ISBN 3-89947-981-5 , p. 80 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ Gerhard Richter: Practical Biochemistry: Basics and Techniques; 19 tables . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2003, ISBN 3-13-132381-7 , p. 34 ( limited preview in Google Book search).