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Is a peptide bond a hydrophobic or hydrophilic bond?

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hydrophilic "water loving" Hormones
2 groups-
-Peptides (short protein)- such as insulin
- Catecholamines: hormones epinephrine and noreepinephrine
Low lipid solubility, High water solubility

Lipophilic "Fat Loving" Hormones
2 Groups
- Thyroid hormones
- Steroid Hormones --> sex hormones such as testosterone
High lipid solubitilty, poorly soluble in water
Cholesterol precusor (molecule is not a hormone)
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