Coacervate

Japanese: コアセルベート

When coagulation occurs in a hydrocolloid solution, the colloidal particles aggregate and separate from the liquid, but under certain conditions the colloidal particles do not separate completely, but instead maintain equilibrium with the liquid and separate into a colloid-rich layer and a colloid-poor layer. This phenomenon is called coacervation, with the colloid-rich layer being called the coacervate and the colloid-poor layer being called the equilibrium liquid. This phenomenon has been observed in substances found in biological cells, such as rubber, proteins, gelatin, and cellulose, and is therefore thought to have important biological significance. In particular, opaline has attracted attention as the protoplasm inside cells has many similarities to coacervates, and it is believed to have played an important role in the origin of life on Earth. →Life→Related topicsOrigin of life

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Japanese:

親水コロイド溶液において凝結が起こると，コロイド粒子は凝集して液から分離するが，ある条件の下ではコロイド粒子が完全に分離することなく液と平衡状態を保ってコロイドに富む層と乏しい層に分かれてくる。この現象をコアセルベーションといい，コロイドに富む層をコアセルベート，乏しい層を平衡液という。この現象はゴム，タンパク質，ゼラチン，セルロースなど生物細胞にみられる物質において観察されたため生物学的に重要な意義をもつと考えられ，特にオパーリンは細胞内における原形質がコアセルベートと多くの類似点をもつことから地球上の生命発生に重要な役割を果たしたと推定し注目された。→生命
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