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In this and following chapter’s, more difficult problems are indicated by an asterisk.The...

In this and following chapter’s, more difficult problems are indicated by an asterisk.

The amino acid arginine ionizes according to the scheme below:

(a) Calculate the isoelectric point of arginine. You can neglect contributions from form I. Why?


 (b) Calculate the average charge on arginine when pH = 9.20 (Hint: find the average charge for each ionizable group and sum these together; see Table 2.8 for some guidance).


 (c) Is the value of average charge you calculated in part (b) reasonable, given the pI you calculated in part (a)? Explain your answer.

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