Calculate the net charge of the following peptide at pH 2, pH 6 and pH 14 (use 2 and 9 as pKa values for the carboxylic acid and amino groups, respectively, use the attached table for the side chain pKa values).  Ile-Leu-Ile-Lys-Glu-Cys-His-Glu-Met-Ile-Ser-Thr-Arg-Tyr

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Calculate the net charge of the following peptide at pH 2, pH 6 and pH 14 (use 2 and 9 as pKa values for the carboxylic acid and amino groups, respectively, use the attached table for the side chain pKa values). 

Ile-Leu-Ile-Lys-Glu-Cys-His-Glu-Met-Ile-Ser-Thr-Arg-Tyr

TABLE 4.1 pk, Values of Common Amino Acids
Amino Acid
a-COOH pka
Alanine
Arginine
Asparagine
Aspartic acid
Cysteine
Glutamic acid
Glutamine
Glycine
Histidine
Isoleucine
Leucine
Lysine
Methionine
Phenylalanine
Proline
Serine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
Valine
2.4
2.2
2.0
2.1
1.7
2.2
2.2
2.3
1.8
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.3
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.6
2.4
2.2
2.3
*****************
a-NH3* pKa
9.7
9.0
8.8
9.8
10.8
9.7
9.1
9.6
9.2
9.7
9.6
9.0
9.2
9.1
10.6
9.2
10.4
9.4
9.1
9.6
R group pKa
12.5
3.9
8.3
4.3
6.0
10.5
~13
~13
10.1
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Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 4.1 pk, Values of Common Amino Acids Amino Acid a-COOH pka Alanine Arginine Asparagine Aspartic acid Cysteine Glutamic acid Glutamine Glycine Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Threonine Tryptophan Tyrosine Valine 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.1 1.7 2.2 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 1.8 2.1 2.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.3 ***************** a-NH3* pKa 9.7 9.0 8.8 9.8 10.8 9.7 9.1 9.6 9.2 9.7 9.6 9.0 9.2 9.1 10.6 9.2 10.4 9.4 9.1 9.6 R group pKa 12.5 3.9 8.3 4.3 6.0 10.5 ~13 ~13 10.1 *************
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