Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
Organic Chemistry (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780321971371
Author: Leroy G. Wade, Jan W. Simek
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 24.41SP

(a)

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To determine: The basic and non-basic nitrogen atoms of the histidine heterocycle.

Interpretation: The basic and non-basic nitrogen atoms of the histidine heterocycle are to be predicted.

Concept introduction: An amino acid that consists of αamino group, a carboxylic group and an imidazole side chain is known as Histidine. It is used in the biosynthesis of proteins and acts as a significant catalytic residue that is found at the active sites of many enzyme. Histidine appears to remove protons or it might be used to transfer protons from one location to another.

(b)

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To determine: The reason corresponding to the fact that the protonated form of histidine is a particularly stable cation with help of resonance forms.

Interpretation: The reason corresponding to the fact that the protonated form of histidine is a particularly stable cation with help of resonance forms are to be predicted.

Concept introduction: An amino acid that consists of αamino group, a carboxylic group and an imidazole side chain is known as Histidine. It is used in the biosynthesis of proteins and acts as a significant catalytic residue that is found at the active sites of many enzyme. Histidine appears to remove protons or it might be used to transfer protons from one location to another.

(c)

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To determine: The structures of histidine that shows histidine accepts a proton on the basic nitrogen of the heterocycle and then get deprotonated on the other heterocyclic nitrogen and the explanation regarding the fact that the histidine might function as a pipeline to transfer protons between sites within an enzyme and its substrate.

Interpretation: The structures of histidine that shows histidine accepts a proton on the basic nitrogen of the heterocycle and then get deprotonated on the other heterocyclic nitrogen are to be shown and the explanation regarding the fact that histidine might function as a pipeline to transfer protons between sites within an enzyme and its substrate is to be stated.

Concept introduction: An amino acid that consists of αamino group, a carboxylic group and an imidazole side chain is known as Histidine. It is used in the biosynthesis of proteins and acts as a significant catalytic residue that is found at the active sites of many enzyme. Histidine appears to remove protons or it might be used to transfer protons from one location to another.

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