화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, Vol.55, No.1, 327-332, 2010
Solvent Effects on Protonation Constants of Tryptophan in Some Aqueous Aliphatic Alcohol Solutions
The protonation constants of tryptophan (K(1) and K(2)) were determined in binary mixtures of water with methanol, ethanol, and I-propanol containing (0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80) % (v/v) using a potentiometric method at 25 degrees C and constant ionic strength (0.1 mol.dm(-3) sodium perchlorate). The autoprotolysis constant values (K(ap)) of the media were also determined in the same binary mixtures. The protonation constants of tryptophan and the autoprotolysis constant of the medium in different binary mixtures were analyzed in terms of Kamlet, Abboud, and Taft (KAT) parameters. Single-parameter correlations of the constants versus alpha (hydrogen-bond donor acidity), beta (hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity), and pi* (dipolarity/polarizability) are poor in all Solutions. Multiparameter correlations show better results, but dual-parameter correlations represent significant improvements with regard to the single- and multiparameter models. Linear correlation is observed when the experimental log K(ap), log K(1), and log K(2) values are plotted versus the calculated ones, while the KAT parameters are considered. Finally, the results are discussed in terms of the effect of the solvent on the protonation and autoprotolysis constants.