why is histidine able to act as a buffer at pH 6.0

Subject: why is histidine able to act as a buffer at pH 6.0

Date: Sun Apr 14 11:08:41 2002
Posted by justine
Grade level: undergrad School: Anglea polytchnic university
City: Cambridge State/Province: Cambridgechire Country: England
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1018796921.Bc

Message:


I know that histidine has a net positive charge at physiological conditions, 
and that one of its main properties is that it acts as a buffer, Why is it 
better at acting as a buffer than the other charged amino acids??

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