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The PK1,pK2,and PKR for the Amino Acid Cysteine Are 1 α\alpha

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The pK1,pK2,and pKR for the amino acid cysteine are 1.9,10.7,and 8.4,respectively.At pH 5.0,cysteine would be charged predominantly as follows:


A) " α\alpha -carboxylate 0, α\alpha -amino 0,sulfhydryl 0,net charge 0"
B) " α\alpha -carboxylate +1, α\alpha -amino −1,sulfhydryl −1,net charge −1"
C) " α\alpha -carboxylate −1, α\alpha -amino +1,sulfhydryl +1,net charge +1"
D) " α\alpha -carboxylate −1, α\alpha -amino +1,sulfhydryl 0,net charge 0"
E) " α\alpha -carboxylate +1, α\alpha -amino −1,sulfhydryl 0,net charge 0"

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