The concept of pKa and pH "fighting" for the proton clarifies this concept for me SO much. Now I don't need to memorize this, I UNDERSTAND it! Thank you Leah!
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Shortcut: if it is an acidic aa, pI is the average of the pka of two carboxylic ends (acidic has negative charge) and if an aa is basic, the pI is the average of the two amine groups. For the rest of the aa, it is just a regular average between two numbers.
This very educational...you are really good in explaining. I am very happy for this, since this is a much more important subject than most Dairy technologists understand. I have used this many times to obtain better process results in my machine designs.
Hi Leah! Thank you so much for this video! Quick Question! Why do we know to deprotonate the hydrogen off of the carboxyl functional group rather than off the tyrosine (6:30 in the video). Thanks!!
The entire molecule is known as the amino acid tyrosine (not just the side chain). At this point in the video, we are determining the net charge of tyrosine between a pH of 2.2 and 9.1. Since the pKa of the carboxyl group is 2.2, if we are above that value in pH, the carboxyl group will be deprotonated. Any pH above 2.2 will yield a deprotonated carboxyl group. If still struggling on this topic, read my tutorial at leah4sci.com/amino-acid-charge-in-zwitterions-and-isoelectric-point-mcat-tutorial/
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@16:50 Why are you adding a Hydrogen to the NH group if you're deprotonating it? The pH is greater than the pKa so it wins one for the solution and deprotonates the group so shouldn't the NH group become a N with a charge of -2?
Careful, every H has it’s own pKa value. When given pKa values for AAs you’re looking at the +H. To remove a neutral H (to get N-) you’d need another pKa value, for N-2 you’d need yet another. Both are well beyond the scope of our pH scale here
For the tyrosine example, why is it -1 when the PH is 9.6? The ph is less than the pka for the R group, meaning we have to protonate it, giving it a charge of +1. The sum of +1 and negative one (from the carbonyl group) will be zero, not -1.
Thanks for your question! When the R group of tyrosine is protonated, it has a charge of zero. It exists as an -OH group off of the benzene ring. You will not see it exist at -OH2+. Therefore, at a pH of 9.6, the sum of 0 and -1 (from the carboxylate) gives a net charge of -1 for tyrosine.
Leah4sciMCAT thank you for your reply. I wasn’t aware of this rule. So if a NH3+ needs to be protonated, you keep it as a +1 charge. If you have to deprotonate NH3+, it become 0. If an OH group needs to be protonated, it will have a charge of 0 and if you have to deprotonate and OH group, it will have a charge of -1, correct? Also usually when finding pI, you start with the most protonated form of the amino acid, would that be used to see if the overall charge of the amino acid is a 0 or +1, or are you specifically looking at the charge of the side chain? Thank you
@6:32 , how did you get the OH to have a net charge of 0? I figured that the charge would be +1 since the pH of 5 is less than 10.1 so there would be a protonation and thus would gain a +1 charge.
When looking at ionizable groups, take into account what happens when they get protonated/deprotonated. You are correct that the OH will be protonated, but what happens when it IS protonated? You get OH (not OH2+) When deprotonated you get O-
When you are looking at the alcohol on the tyrosine side chain @ 11:17, why is it that the proton is being added to a deprotonated alcohol? Why not an already protonated alcohol?
the pKa refers to the ability to add/remove a proton to a specific form of the molecule. Tyrosine with an OH is very unlikely to accept a proton given that it is a very poor base. however, Tyrosine with an O- is likely to accept the proton. This works the same in reverse for donating the proton. O- has none to give, OH is likely to give it up.
At baseline, is the Amino group supposed to be NH3? At 16:40 I got a little confused about going from NH to NH2 with the lone pair after the solution won the H+. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss a step! Thank you!
Thanks for asking! I wouldn’t refer to anything as a ‘baseline’. In this case, the amino group can only be considered protonated (NH3+) or deprotonated (NH2). At 16:40, don’t take any meaning from the fact that I have the amino written as NH. I simply was waiting to write in the number of hydrogen atoms, after my assessment of whether the group would be protonated or deprotonated.
best isoelectric point vid I've watched (out of 4 others). Question though, why don't you include serine and threonine with their hydroxyl groups as part of the "if protonated it's neutral" group at 11:45 in the video? Thanks
good question. I chose to focus only on the amino acids that have pKa values significant enough to consider for the MCAT. Serine for example has an OH but is not highly ionizable due to lacking stability for the resulting negative charge. As such we just assume it's always protonated and neutral in regards to MCAT/biochemistry
Thank you so much for these videos, Leah!! Your channel is a real blessing!! One question- why is the pKa on the amine group in tyrosine 9.1 instead of 9.6? I thought it was always the same on every amino acid being 9.6, so I've been using that for my calculations in these types of questions. But here you have it as 9.1, so is it different for every amino acid? If so, how do we know what it will be? Thanks so much again:))
Awww, thanks for your kind words! Technically, the pKa of the amino group is slightly different for every amino acid. It’s fine to use 9.6 as an estimate for any one of them, when calculating pI. There’s no easy way to predict how the pKa of the amino will differ, based on the particular amino acid you’re looking at. You can find a chart of various values on my Amino Acids Practice quiz found here: leah4sci.com/amino-acids-practice
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can you please put a video or message me on how you would find the pI of a polypetide that has 2 (R), 7 (k) ,1 (N) ,2 (H), 8 (E), 9 (D), 1 (C) ....i find your trick very very helpful when it comes to peptides that are like short chains of amino acids but how would i apply this to a polypeptide this long...
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Hey Leah I am a bit confused on why Lysine @18:15 would have a charge of zero at the PI of 10. You mentioned at @12:22 that we look at zero for lower which referred to Asp, Glu, Cys, and Tyr, and we look at upper +1 which referred to His, Arg, and Lys. Please explain this to me because I am very confused. Thanks
The trick refers to identifying the charge when there are 3 pKa values. This is simply what you average to find the pI. However, the charge should be zero at the pI value given its definition. Or did I misunderstand your question?
No, not in all cases. The isoelectric point is defined as the pH at which the net charge of the molecule is zero. Not every amino acid has a net charge of zero at a pH of 7. The examples of aspartate and lysine in this video prove that.
Hi Leah, you are awsome, thank you so much for this, just a small question, @ 12.39 you said for the upper 2 pKa values, and referring to the carboxyl group and the Side chain, is not the upper values 9,1 and 10,1 so it should be the amine group and the side chain?
For tyrosine why are the two lower pKa's being used? In my homework for biochem it says to use the higher two pKa's. I am very confused now, could you please explain.
The isoelectric point is the pH of the solution at which the net charge of the molecule is zero. Therefore, in order to calculate pI, we average the two pKa values that are just before and just after the pH range that gives us a net charge of zero. In this case, for tyrosine, that would be 2.2 and 9.1
Thanks for your question! The physiological pH of the human body is known to be ~7.4. It’s important to know the structures at this pH, simply because of its relevance to human body chemistry. Zwitter ions contain an equal number of positively and negatively charged groups, meaning they are overall electrically neutral. Because of the pKa values of their side chains, not all amino acids are neutral zwitter ions at physiologic pH.
Thanks for your question! The pKa values are constant for and specific to any given amino acid side chain. Some professors might have you memorize these values, but you can always find them in a table or appendix in the back of your textbook. It is important to remember the pKa of the free carboxylic acid group as 2.2 and the pKa of the free amino group as 9.1.
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Their side chains are neutral in charge, if that's what you're asking. For help with questions like this and more, I recommend joining the MCAT Study Hall. For more details, visit join.mcatstudyhall.com/ or contact me through my website leah4sci.com/contact/ You can also view my free Amino Acids series, practice quiz and cheat sheet at Leah4sci.com/AminoAcids
Hi, this might sound like a very stupid question, but I'm just trying to self learn this whole subject; we havn't reached it in school yet: Where do you get the pKa values from? Thanks in advance!!
Diana Ramirez no, they are not given. Memorize the pka values for all basic and acidic amino acids. A good mnemonic: ST RKY CHED. Learn all the pka values of the amino acids of the mnemonic!
Yes and no. YES you want to memorize the pKa values, but not the exact number. Instead memorize an approximate value for each as I teach here leah4sci.com/amino-acid-charge-in-zwitterions-and-isoelectric-point-mcat-tutorial/
Great question! The net charge of aspartic acid (or of any amino acid with ionizable groups) changes with the pH of the solution. This is because each of the ionizable groups on the molecule has a different pKa value and can exist in either its protonated or deprotonated form depending on the pH.
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The concept of pKa and pH "fighting" for the proton clarifies this concept for me SO much. Now I don't need to memorize this, I UNDERSTAND it! Thank you Leah!
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Shortcut: if it is an acidic aa, pI is the average of the pka of two carboxylic ends (acidic has negative charge) and if an aa is basic, the pI is the average of the two amine groups. For the rest of the aa, it is just a regular average between two numbers.
Don't forget the tricky ones though?
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I am very happy for this, since this is a much more important subject than most Dairy technologists understand. I have used this many times to obtain better process results in my machine designs.
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Easier way of thinking about it is if the amino acid is acidic, use the lower two. If it’s basic use the upper two.
Use whichever method helps you best!
This video makes calculation of pi value really very easy.
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Hi Leah! Thank you so much for this video! Quick Question! Why do we know to deprotonate the hydrogen off of the carboxyl functional group rather than off the tyrosine (6:30 in the video). Thanks!!
The entire molecule is known as the amino acid tyrosine (not just the side chain). At this point in the video, we are determining the net charge of tyrosine between a pH of 2.2 and 9.1.
Since the pKa of the carboxyl group is 2.2, if we are above that value in pH, the carboxyl group will be deprotonated. Any pH above 2.2 will yield a deprotonated carboxyl group.
If still struggling on this topic, read my tutorial at leah4sci.com/amino-acid-charge-in-zwitterions-and-isoelectric-point-mcat-tutorial/
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@16:50 Why are you adding a Hydrogen to the NH group if you're deprotonating it? The pH is greater than the pKa so it wins one for the solution and deprotonates the group so shouldn't the NH group become a N with a charge of -2?
Careful, every H has it’s own pKa value. When given pKa values for AAs you’re looking at the +H. To remove a neutral H (to get N-) you’d need another pKa value, for N-2 you’d need yet another. Both are well beyond the scope of our pH scale here
For the tyrosine example, why is it -1 when the PH is 9.6? The ph is less than the pka for the R group, meaning we have to protonate it, giving it a charge of +1. The sum of +1 and negative one (from the carbonyl group) will be zero, not -1.
Thanks for your question! When the R group of tyrosine is protonated, it has a charge of zero. It exists as an -OH group off of the benzene ring. You will not see it exist at -OH2+. Therefore, at a pH of 9.6, the sum of 0 and -1 (from the carboxylate) gives a net charge of -1 for tyrosine.
Leah4sciMCAT thank you for your reply. I wasn’t aware of this rule. So if a NH3+ needs to be protonated, you keep it as a +1 charge. If you have to deprotonate NH3+, it become 0. If an OH group needs to be protonated, it will have a charge of 0 and if you have to deprotonate and OH group, it will have a charge of -1, correct? Also usually when finding pI, you start with the most protonated form of the amino acid, would that be used to see if the overall charge of the amino acid is a 0 or +1, or are you specifically looking at the charge of the side chain? Thank you
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@6:32 , how did you get the OH to have a net charge of 0? I figured that the charge would be +1 since the pH of 5 is less than 10.1 so there would be a protonation and thus would gain a +1 charge.
When looking at ionizable groups, take into account what happens when they get protonated/deprotonated.
You are correct that the OH will be protonated, but what happens when it IS protonated?
You get OH (not OH2+)
When deprotonated you get O-
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When you are looking at the alcohol on the tyrosine side chain @ 11:17, why is it that the proton is being added to a deprotonated alcohol? Why not an already protonated alcohol?
the pKa refers to the ability to add/remove a proton to a specific form of the molecule. Tyrosine with an OH is very unlikely to accept a proton given that it is a very poor base. however, Tyrosine with an O- is likely to accept the proton. This works the same in reverse for donating the proton. O- has none to give, OH is likely to give it up.
At baseline, is the Amino group supposed to be NH3? At 16:40 I got a little confused about going from NH to NH2 with the lone pair after the solution won the H+. I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss a step! Thank you!
Thanks for asking! I wouldn’t refer to anything as a ‘baseline’. In this case, the amino group can only be considered protonated (NH3+) or deprotonated (NH2). At 16:40, don’t take any meaning from the fact that I have the amino written as NH. I simply was waiting to write in the number of hydrogen atoms, after my assessment of whether the group would be protonated or deprotonated.
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best isoelectric point vid I've watched (out of 4 others). Question though, why don't you include serine and threonine with their hydroxyl groups as part of the "if protonated it's neutral" group at 11:45 in the video? Thanks
good question. I chose to focus only on the amino acids that have pKa values significant enough to consider for the MCAT. Serine for example has an OH but is not highly ionizable due to lacking stability for the resulting negative charge. As such we just assume it's always protonated and neutral in regards to MCAT/biochemistry
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Thank you so much for these videos, Leah!! Your channel is a real blessing!! One question- why is the pKa on the amine group in tyrosine 9.1 instead of 9.6? I thought it was always the same on every amino acid being 9.6, so I've been using that for my calculations in these types of questions. But here you have it as 9.1, so is it different for every amino acid? If so, how do we know what it will be? Thanks so much again:))
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Technically, the pKa of the amino group is slightly different for every amino acid. It’s fine to use 9.6 as an estimate for any one of them, when calculating pI. There’s no easy way to predict how the pKa of the amino will differ, based on the particular amino acid you’re looking at. You can find a chart of various values on my Amino Acids Practice quiz found here: leah4sci.com/amino-acids-practice
Really basic question but how do you know whether to add a plus or hydrogen when things become pronated?
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can you please put a video or message me on how you would find the pI of a polypetide that has 2 (R), 7 (k) ,1 (N) ,2 (H), 8 (E), 9 (D), 1 (C) ....i find your trick very very helpful when it comes to peptides that are like short chains of amino acids but how would i apply this to a polypeptide this long...
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Hey Leah I am a bit confused on why Lysine @18:15 would have a charge of zero at the PI of 10. You mentioned at @12:22 that we look at zero for lower which referred to Asp, Glu, Cys, and Tyr, and we look at upper +1 which referred to His, Arg, and Lys. Please explain this to me because I am very confused. Thanks
The trick refers to identifying the charge when there are 3 pKa values. This is simply what you average to find the pI. However, the charge should be zero at the pI value given its definition. Or did I misunderstand your question?
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Do we use the structure of amino acid at pH = 7 to determine the IP?
No, not in all cases. The isoelectric point is defined as the pH at which the net charge of the molecule is zero. Not every amino acid has a net charge of zero at a pH of 7. The examples of aspartate and lysine in this video prove that.
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Hi Leah, you are awsome, thank you so much for this, just a small question, @ 12.39 you said for the upper 2 pKa values, and referring to the carboxyl group and the Side chain, is not the upper values 9,1 and 10,1 so it should be the amine group and the side chain?
We're looking at the 2 higher numbers. With basic amino acids that will be the alpha amino group and the side chain
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For tyrosine why are the two lower pKa's being used? In my homework for biochem it says to use the higher two pKa's. I am very confused now, could you please explain.
The isoelectric point is the pH of the solution at which the net charge of the molecule is zero. Therefore, in order to calculate pI, we average the two pKa values that are just before and just after the pH range that gives us a net charge of zero. In this case, for tyrosine, that would be 2.2 and 9.1
Lysine has an additional COO- that you didn't draw in your example? WHat affect does this have on
I don't think you finished your question. affect on what?
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why are you giving the amine a hydrogen @16:55 when it's being deprotonated?
From NH3 to NH2...that is the deprotonation, she just wrote 2 later
Deprotonation refers to loss of the third acidic hydrogen, but there are still 2 hydrogens remaining (3 -> 2)
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Leah will the MCAT provide the pKa's? Or do we have to memorize them?
+Funksolid I recommend memorizing general values. Carboxy ~2, Amine ~10, Side chain carboxy ~4, HIS 6, basic ~11+
Leah @ 5:10 you assume that tyrosine initially lacking hydrogen at the carboxyl why?
I started with a random structure and adjusted for the appropriate pH
Leah! what does it mean to know the amino acid structures at ph 7.4? does this mean they are in zwitter ion form?
Thanks for your question! The physiological pH of the human body is known to be ~7.4. It’s important to know the structures at this pH, simply because of its relevance to human body chemistry. Zwitter ions contain an equal number of positively and negatively charged groups, meaning they are overall electrically neutral. Because of the pKa values of their side chains, not all amino acids are neutral zwitter ions at physiologic pH.
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can i clarify the something?
where did you get the pka value, or how can we solve this pka value?
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Thanks for your question! The pKa values are constant for and specific to any given amino acid side chain. Some professors might have you memorize these values, but you can always find them in a table or appendix in the back of your textbook. It is important to remember the pKa of the free carboxylic acid group as 2.2 and the pKa of the free amino group as 9.1.
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Also, @ 15:14 you drew Lysine lacking H on the hydroxyl side and amine side? am I missing something here!
15:14 covers Asp
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If the pH of a sol'n is the the same as a pka of a group, is that group protonated or deprotonated?
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isn't Cysteine and Tyrosine neutral AAs?
Their side chains are neutral in charge, if that's what you're asking. For help with questions like this and more, I recommend joining the MCAT Study Hall. For more details, visit join.mcatstudyhall.com/ or contact me through my website leah4sci.com/contact/
You can also view my free Amino Acids series, practice quiz and cheat sheet at Leah4sci.com/AminoAcids
isn't the R group for Aspartic acid negatively charged? I mean at physiological pH. explain please
It is! Watch the charge video in this series
+Leah4sciMCAT yeah you said it is negative but in this video you said it is neutral. anyways I got the idea tho. you r great
What point in the video? it sounds like you understand the concept which is the goal but if you point me to the error I can take a look
Hi, this might sound like a very stupid question, but I'm just trying to self learn this whole subject; we havn't reached it in school yet:
Where do you get the pKa values from?
Thanks in advance!!
This series will help: leah4sci.com/mcat/mcat-chemistry/acid-base-ph-and-pka-calculations-in-mcat-chemistry/
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So for MCAT purposes: is it a good idea to memorize all the pKa's for amino acids or do they tend to be given in the passage/figures?
Diana Ramirez no, they are not given. Memorize the pka values for all basic and acidic amino acids. A good mnemonic: ST RKY CHED. Learn all the pka values of the amino acids of the mnemonic!
Yes and no. YES you want to memorize the pKa values, but not the exact number. Instead memorize an approximate value for each as I teach here leah4sci.com/amino-acid-charge-in-zwitterions-and-isoelectric-point-mcat-tutorial/
is there anyway to calculate pKa values for R groups, or do we have to just memorize them all
You have to memorize, however not the exact values. See the estimates I recommend in the video
isnt aspartic acid positively chaged?
Great question! The net charge of aspartic acid (or of any amino acid with ionizable groups) changes with the pH of the solution. This is because each of the ionizable groups on the molecule has a different pKa value and can exist in either its protonated or deprotonated form depending on the pH.
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how did you know to use 2.2 and 9.1?
At which specific point in the video?