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What is a zwitterion?

What is a zwitterion? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (chemistry) A molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.
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In the case of SPM, the presence of the highly hydratable and relatively bulky zwitterion, phosphorylcholine, further affects ceramide behavior.
The molecule tends to exist as a zwitterion where a phosphonic hydrogen dissociates and joins the amine group.
In vitro evaluation of zwitterion buffers in diluents for freezing ram spermatozoa.
Ion-pairing with acidic dyes under the described conditions is less likely because the carboxy metabolite is a zwitterion.
The newly developed liquid crystals contain a zwitterion made up of a negatively charged inorganic portion and a positively charged organic portion.
The Zwitterion is stabilized via resonance through both the MA component and the ITX component.

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