S -2 6Amino Acids, Peptides,and Proteinschapter 31
Absolute Configuration of Citrulline The citrulline isolated from watermelons has the structureshown below
Is it a D- or L-amino acid
Explain
Answer Rotating the structural representation 180Њ in the plane of the page puts the mosthighly oxidized group—the carboxyl (OCOOϪ ) group—at the top, in the same position as theOCHO group of glyceraldehyde in Figure 3–4
In this orientation, the a-amino group is on theleft, and thus the absolute configuration of the citrulline is L
Relationship between the Titration Curve and the Acid-Base Properties of Glycine A 100 mLsolution of 0
1 M glycine at pH 1
72 was titrated with 2 M NaOH solution
The pH was monitored and theresults were plotted as shown in the following graph
The key points in the