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The Unique Properties of Liquid Water and Aqueous Solutions [Pg.3]

It is widely believed that the unique properties of water are responsible for various physicochemical phenomena such as the aggregation of surfactants, the stability of biological membranes, the folding of nucleic acids and proteins, the binding of enzymes to substrates and more generally complex molecular associations in molecular recognition [6]. [Pg.3]

Among the unique physicochemical properties of liquid water are the following (i) the small size of the molecule, (ii) a high cohesive pressure (550 cal/ml), [Pg.3]