Isoleucine

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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[1].

References

Berg, J. M., Tymoczko, J. L., & Stryer, L. (2002). Biochemistry (5th ed.). New York: W.H. Freeman.

  1. Berg J., Tymoczko J and Stryer L. (2007) Biochemistry, 6th edition, New York: WH Freeman