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#Question id: 151


The isoelectric point of alanine is pH = 6.15. It is mixed with proline (pHCOOH = 2.0; pHNH2= 10.6), and the mixture is placed in an electric field at pH 6.15. Which statement is true?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. The two amino acids will be separated.

  2. The two amino acids will not be separated.

  3. Neither amino acid will move in the electric field.

  4. Both amino acids will move from the origin and be separated.