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sufficient to
deprotonate a
specific acid,
compare the
conjugate base with the
original base. A
conjugate base is
formed when the acid is
deprotonated by the...
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three carboxyl groups and the
central hydroxyl group of
citric acid are
deprotonated. A
distinguishing feature of this
compound is that it is very soluble...
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under physiological conditions,
while its α-carboxylic acid
group is
deprotonated −COO−
under physiological conditions.
Aspartic acid has an
acidic side...
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biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid
group (which is in the
deprotonated −COO− form
under biological conditions), and a side
chain isopropyl group...
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group is
protonated (–NH+ 3; pKa = 9.39) and the
carboxylic acid is
deprotonated ( –COO−; pKa = 2.38).
Humans and many
animals cannot synthesize tryptophan:...
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susceptible to base-catalyzed hydrolysis. RNA
hydrolysis occurs when the
deprotonated 2’ OH of the ribose,
acting as a nucleophile,
attacks the
adjacent phosphorus...
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Phytic acid (
deprotonated phytate anion in the picture) is an
antinutrient that
interferes with the
absorption of
minerals from the diet....
- form with its
amine group protonated (as −NH+3) and its
carboxyl group deprotonated (as −CO−2). It is non-essential to
humans as it can be
synthesized metabolically...
-
standard amino acid framework. At
physiological pH, the
carboxylic acid is
deprotonated (−CO2−) and both the
amino and
guanidino groups are protonated, resulting...
- −NH+ 3 form when
dissolved in water), a
carboxyl group (which is in the
deprotonated −COO− form when
dissolved in water), and a side
chain containing a hydroxyl...
