Understand the source comparison
Hydrophilic vs Hydrophobic Residues
Hydrophilic Lys, Arg, Asp, Glu, His Increase solubility Hydrophobic Leu, Ile, Val, Phe, Trp, Tyr Reduce solubility Neutral Gly, Ala, Ser, Thr, Asn, Gln, Pro Context-dependent
No winner is assigned.
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- Hydrophilic
- Lys, Arg, Asp, Glu, His
- Increase solubility
- Hydrophobic
- Leu, Ile, Val, Phe, Trp, Tyr
- Reduce solubility
- Neutral
- Gly, Ala, Ser, Thr, Asn, Gln, Pro
- Context-dependent