Ph Of Amino Acids Flashcards
What is a buffer?
Solution that can resist changes in ph when acid or base is added
What is an effective buffer constant?
Ph = PKA +\minus 1
In low ph alanine is
Both cooh and nh3 groups are protonised
What neutral ph alanine is
Has a net change of 0. Form 2. The cooh group dissociates to COO forming zwitterions.
At a higher ph alanine is
. Only the nh3 group is ionized to nh2 gp.
Pl for alanine is
Pl= pk1 + pk2 \2
How many ionizable forms does histidine have?
3
What are they and there net charge
COOH (2+) , NH+ ( +1) , NH3+ ( 0)
If Ph is more acid that pI, protein will have a net
Positive charge
If ph is more basic than Pi, protein will be
Negative charge
Does uncharged drugs pass the intestinal lumen more readily or less readily?
More readily
An increase in Hco3 causes
Ph to rise
How is respiratory acidosis formed?
By pulmonary obstruction, leading to increase in carbon dioxide, causing a drop in ph.
Wat is the enzyme that catalyses co2 to h20. To form bicarbonate
Carbonic anhydrase
Formula for conversion
Ph= 6.1 + log (HCO3)/0.03 * pco2
What is the normal range of blood buffers in an adult?
7.40 +\minus 5
When is acidosis diagnosed?
When the ph is less than 7.35
When is alkalosis diagnosed?
When the ph is greater than 7.45
What is the normal Pco2?
40 mmHG
What is the normal HCO3?
24 mM
Approx how much of our body is water?
60 percent
How and where is water distributed?
Intracellular and extracellular
Why does water form hydrogen bonds?
It’s a dipole molecule with an uneven distribution of electrons between the hydrogen and the oxygen atoms.
How much acid is produced in a day?
22 000