Question: are chylomicrons hydrophobic or hydrophilic?
Answer: How does nascent chylomicrons get modified in blood? Nascent chylomicrons get Apo-CII and ApoE from HDL, and they become mature chylomicrons. Is fatty acid hydrophobic or hydrophilic? Fatty acid is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic, so it is amphipathic.