Glycine, the simplest amino acid, has no enantiomers because it has two hydrogen atoms attached to the central

carbon atom.

D-Aspartate L- Aspartate

D- Leucine L- Leucine
 D-isoleucine
L- isoleucine

D-Methionine L-Methionine

L-threonine D-Threonine
 GLUTAMIC ACID an acidic amino acid

Part A:

O O
O O O O
pKa1 O O pKa2 pKa3
HO OH
+ O -O O -O O
NH 3 HO
+ + NH 2
NH 3 NH 3

pKa 1=2.10 pKa 2=4.07 pKa 3=9.47

pH<pKa1 pH=pI=3.09 pH=6.77

pH>pKa3

pH=1 (pKa 2+pKa3)/2=3.09 (pKa 2+pKa3)/2=6.77

pH=11

O O O O O O O O O O O O

HO OH = HO O HO O = -O O -O O = -O O
+ + + + +
NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 3 NH 2

Part
B:
 pH=pKa1=2.10 pH=pKa 2=4.07
pH=pKa3=9.47