{"id":143394,"date":"2022-01-26T07:45:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T07:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=143394"},"modified":"2023-11-19T08:04:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T08:04:10","slug":"zwitterion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/zwitterion\/","title":{"rendered":"Zwitterion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An ion that bears a positive and a negative charge. Amino acids can yield zwitterions.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A dipolar ion that contains positive and negative charges of equal strength. This ion is therefore not attracted to either an anode or cathode. 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