The pH vs charge graph for a triprotic amino acid is shown below. Please answer the following questions about the amino acid. 2 1.5 1 0.5 Net Charge

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The pH vs charge graph for a triprotic amino acid is shown below. Please answer the following
questions about the amino acid.
2
1.5
1
0.5
-0.5
-1
4
8
10
12
14
pH
a. Which of the following triprotic amino acids is this?
Histidine
b. What is the isoelectric point? (Please select the appropriate range in which the isoelectric point
falls) (Hint - look up the pka values in the pKa table for amino acids, which was in video one of
today's lecture) 7-8
c. What form of this amino acid dominates at a pH of 8? Please select the correct form for each
jonizable group.
Alpha amino NH3+
Alpha carboxyl
СОО-
R| NH
Net Charge
Transcribed Image Text:The pH vs charge graph for a triprotic amino acid is shown below. Please answer the following questions about the amino acid. 2 1.5 1 0.5 -0.5 -1 4 8 10 12 14 pH a. Which of the following triprotic amino acids is this? Histidine b. What is the isoelectric point? (Please select the appropriate range in which the isoelectric point falls) (Hint - look up the pka values in the pKa table for amino acids, which was in video one of today's lecture) 7-8 c. What form of this amino acid dominates at a pH of 8? Please select the correct form for each jonizable group. Alpha amino NH3+ Alpha carboxyl СОО- R| NH Net Charge
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