What surrounds a buried nonpolar side chain?

Amino Acid 10 (Phe) of Bovine Heart Acid Phosphatase

The whole protein -

Backbone

Main Chain atoms -  almost all polar

backbone + side chains

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Phenylalanine 10 - A buried nonpolar amino acid

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The amino acids around buried Phe 10

Spacefill Phe 10

Nonpolar amino acids (Val 8, Leu 9, Val 11, Cys 12, Ala 19, Ala 22, Phe 26, Ile 41, Leu 89, Leu 116, Cys 149) around Phe 10