Biomolecules and Chemistry in Everyday Life 1 Question 39

41. Write the structure of alanine at $\mathrm{pH}=2$ and $\mathrm{pH}=10$.

(2000, 2M)

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Solution:

  1. $\mathrm{H}{2} \mathrm{~N}-\underset{\mathrm{CH}{3}}{\mathrm{C} H}-\mathrm{COO}^{-} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{pH}=10} \mathrm{H}{2} \mathrm{~N}-\underset{\mathrm{CH}{3}}{\mathrm{CH}}-\mathrm{COOH}$

Alanine