Answer to Question #256139 in Organic Chemistry for Mhica

Question

In what direction (toward the anode, toward the cathode, or toward neither) will the following 

proteins move in an electric field?

a. Serum albumin (pI=4.9) at pH 8.0

b. Urease (pI=5.0) at pH3.0 and pH 9.0

c. Ribonuclease (pI=9.5) at pH 4.5, 9.5 and 11.0

Answer 1

a) Towards neither

b) Towards the Anode

c) Towards the Cathode