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Isoleucine is a [[Hydrophobic|hydrophobic]] neutral [[Amino acids|amino acid]], the reason why it is hydrophilic is because it has | Isoleucine is a [[Hydrophobic|hydrophobic]] neutral [[Amino acids|amino acid]], the reason why it is [[hydrophilic|hydrophilic]] is because it has an [[Aliphatic|aliphatic]] side chain. Isoleucine has an additional [[Chiral centre|chiral centre]] at [[Carbon|carbon]] 3 <ref>Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L. (2007) Biochemistry, 6th edition, New York: WH Freeman</ref>.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 20:46, 7 December 2011
Isoleucine is a hydrophobic neutral amino acid, the reason why it is hydrophilic is because it has an aliphatic side chain. Isoleucine has an additional chiral centre at carbon 3 [1].
References
- ↑ Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L. (2007) Biochemistry, 6th edition, New York: WH Freeman