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Large Molecules Problem Set
Problem 9: Identification of a hydrophobic amino acid
 
 
Which amino acid has a hydrophobic side chain?
 
| A. | Isoleucine |   | Isoleucine is one of the most hydrophobic amino acids because the R-group is a bulky substituent lacking any hydrophilic character. |  
 
 
| B. | Asparagine 
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| C. | Threonine 
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| D. | Glycine |  |   |  
 
 
| E. | Glutamic acid 
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