Is this hormone more likely to be lipid-soluble

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Given the following: You have a [hormone]_plasma = 1 µM, which is 60 % bound by plasma proteins. The liver enzyme responsible for metabolizing this hormone does so at a constant rate per [hormone]; i.e., the enzyme follows first-order kinetics. The decay constant, k_el, is 0.578. Calculate the t_1/2 and then determine the [hormone]_plasma 6 half-lives later. Fill in the following table below.

Is this hormone more likely to be H₂O-soluble or lipid-soluble?

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