Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry 6th Edition

Published by W.H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1-42923-414-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-42923-414-6

Chapter 3 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins - Problems - Page 110: 3

Answer

$(a)$ $pI$ $>$ $pK_{a}$ of the $a$-carboxyl group and $pI$

Work Step by Step

$(a)$ both groups are ionized. $(b)$ The pI of alanine is 6.01. From the Henderson Hasselbalch equation, 1/4,680 carboxyl groups and 1/4,680 amino groups are uncharged. The fraction of alanine molecules with both groups uncharged is the product of these fractions.
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