In a folded protein, most of the nonpolar amino acids are buried inside the protein fold, whereas the polar and charged side chains are exposed to the components in the cytosol. This fold is more stable because of the expulsion of nonpolar atoms from contact with water, favoring the interaction of nonpolar atoms with each other. What is the term we use to refer to the nonpolar amino acids?

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Britney Lawson

21 January, 00:06

In a folded protein, most of the nonpolar amino acids are buried inside the protein fold, whereas the polar and charged side chains are exposed to the components in the cytosol. This fold is more stable because of the expulsion of nonpolar atoms from contact with water, favoring the interaction of nonpolar atoms with each other. What is the term we use to refer to the nonpolar amino acids?

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Jaydan Wilcox · Answer 1

Hydrophobic amino acids

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Hydrophobic amino acids are the amino acids which do not reside in the aqueous environment. These amino acids are generally buried within hydrophobic core of protein or the protein fold or lie in lipid portion of membrane.

Hydrophobic, as the term implies - hydro means water and phobic means fearing. These amino acids have little or almost no polarity in side chains. This lack of polarity make them water fearing.