polyelectrolyte

Preferred Label : polyelectrolyte;

IUPAC definition : Polymer composed of macromolecules in which a substantial portion of the constitutional units contains ionic or ionizable groups, or both.;

Scope note : polyelectrolytes can be either synthetic or natural. nucleic acids, proteins, teichoic acids, some polypeptides, and some polysaccharides are examples of natural polyelectrolytes.; the terms polyelectrolyte, polymer electrolyte, and polymeric electrolyte should not be confused with the term solid polymer electrolyte.;

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Origin ID

P04728;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Polyelectrolytes [MeSH Descriptor]
- Polyelectrolytes [MeSH concept]
See also
- ampholytic polymer [IUPAC Term]
- anionic polymer [IUPAC Term]
- cationic polymer [IUPAC Term]
- nucleic acids [IUPAC Term]
- polyacid [IUPAC Term]
- polybase [IUPAC Term]
- polyelectrolyte complex [IUPAC Term]
- polyelectrolyte network [IUPAC Term]
- polypeptides [IUPAC Term]
- polysaccharides [IUPAC Term]
- proteins [IUPAC Term]
- solid polymer electrolyte [IUPAC Term]

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