How to use a pKa table

The pKa values are used a lot in organic chemistry. Understanding the proper use of a pKa table will give you the ability to recognize which acid-base reactions will happen and which will…

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N-terminal vs C-terminal of an Amino Acid

Since all 20 amino acids have a a carboxylic acid group and an amino group, biochemists refer to amino end of a polypeptide sequence as the “N-terminal”, whereas the Carboxyl group is…

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