Transcription of The pH/pI/pKa problems are straightforward if you apply ...
1 NoteonpH/pI/pKaProblemsforAminoAcidsThep H/pI/pKaproblemsarestraightforwardif youapplytheserules:pI(electrophoresispro blems),like If thepHis lessthanthepI,theaminoacidwillmove towardthenegative electrode. If thepHis greaterthanthepI,theaminoacidwillmove towardthepositive electrode. If thepHequalsthepI,theaminoacidwillnotmove pH/pKaproblems,like If thepHis lessthanthepKaofa group,thepredominantformwillbetheconjuga teacid. IfthepHisgreaterthanthepKaofa group,thepredominantformwillbetheconjuga tebase. If thepHis equalto thepKaofa group, , , lessthanthepI,sothehistidinemoleculesmov e , notethattheside-chainpKais , ,andsincetheaminogroupis ,most(about90%)ofthemoleculesofhistidine willhave electrode? ,a littlelessthan10%ofthehistidinemolecules willhave a protonatedsidechain,givingthema positive electrode,theacid-baseequilibriumforther estofthesamplewillshifttoproducemoreofth epositive formofthehistidine,whichwillthenalsomove towardthenegative +NNHOO MAJOR form of His at pH= (net neutral)H3N+NNHH+OO Minor form of His at pH= (net + charge)pKa = to the negativeelectrode and drags theequilibrium to the