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Which amino acid can protonate and deprotonate at neutral pH?

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Click on the structures below to switch between their protonated and deprotonated forms. For these amino acids, the protonated forms predominate at physiological pH (about 7). Two amino acids have acidic side chains at neutral pH. These are aspartic acid or aspartate (Asp) and glutamic acid or glutamate (Glu).

ASPARTATE and GLUTAMATE


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