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What is the ratio of the –COOH group to the –COO-1 group for proline at pH 7.0? Calculate the pI of A) Tyrosine and B) A...

What is the ratio of the –COOH group to the –COO-1 group for proline at pH 7.0?

Calculate the pI of A) Tyrosine and B) Arginine.

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1. We wish to determine the ratio of COOH and COO- groups in proline at pH 7.0.

The pKa of the acid (-COOH) group in proline is 1.99.

Use the Henderson-Hasslebach equation to determine the ratio of COO- and COOH in proline at pH 7.0.

pH = pKa + log [COO-]/[COOH]

=====> 7.0 = 1.99 + log [COO-]/[COOH]

=====> 5.01 = log [COO-]/[COOH]

=====> [COO-]/[COOH] = antilog (5.01)

=====> [COO-]/[COOH] = 1.023*105

The ratio of COO- to COOH in proline at pH 7.0 is 1.023*105:1; i.e, the carboxyl group is proline is completely deprotonated to the –COO- form.

However, the question asks for the ratio of –COOH to –COO- at pH 7.0 which is simply the reverse of the above ratio, i.e.,

[COOH]/[COO-] = 1/(1.023*105/1)

= 1/(1.023*105)

= 1:9.775*10-6

≈ 1:9.8*10-6 (ans).

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