2. A. Draw the chemical structure of the tripeptide CYS-ALA-SER at pH 9.0. Note: thiols also ionize SH → S. B. What are the full names of these amino acids? C. How many moles of water are liberated when this tripeptide is formed by reacting 1 mole of each of the thr amino acids? D. What is the net charge on this tripeptide at pH 9.0?
2. A. Draw the chemical structure of the tripeptide CYS-ALA-SER at pH 9.0. Note: thiols also ionize SH → S. B. What are the full names of these amino acids? C. How many moles of water are liberated when this tripeptide is formed by reacting 1 mole of each of the thr amino acids? D. What is the net charge on this tripeptide at pH 9.0?
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Transcribed Image Text:2.
A. Draw the chemical structure of the tripeptide CYS-ALA-SER at pH 9.0. Note: thiols also ionize SHS.
B. What are the full names of these amino acids?
C. How many moles of water are liberated when this tripeptide is formed by reacting 1 mole of each of the three
amino acids?
D. What is the net charge on this tripeptide at pH 9.0?
NOTE: there is a table of the amino acids and each of their pka, pk, and PKR values at the end

Transcribed Image Text:Amino Acid
Alanine
Amine+ Arginine
2.35
2.01
Asparagine 2.02
COO Aspartic Acid 2.10
SHS Cysteine 2.05
COO-Glutamic Acid 2.10
Glutamine 2.17
Glycine
2.35
Amine Histidine
1.77
Isoleucine
2.32
2.33
2.18
Methionine 2.28
Phenylalanine 2.58
2.00
2.21
Threonine 2.09
Tryptophan 2.38
2.20
2.29
Leucine
Amine Lysine
Proline
Serine
pk Values for amino acids
pk, (a-COOH)
a-carboxylic acid
OH → 0 Tyrosine
Valine
pk. (a-NH₂)
a-amine
9.87
9.04
8.80
9.82
10.25
9.47
9.13
9.78
9.18
9.76
9.74
8.95
9.21
9.24
10.60
9.15
9.10
9.39
9.11
9.72
pka (side)
Side chain
12.48
3.86
8.00
4.07
6.10
10.53
10.07
Amino acids with ionizable R groups (pK's)
carboxylic acid COOH PK 's
other weak acids with pk's
primary amine NH₂ pk's
weak tertiary amine N pK,
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