How do you draw a tetrapeptide from the one letter codes(Amino acids) and also give the pI, if given the pKa values?

For example the Amino acids: S,T,G,L

i need some guidance, so i just look up the codes and draw them attached to each other form n-terminus to c-terminus. and to find the pi doe i just average the pka values?

any help would be helpful..

To draw a tetrapeptide from the one-letter codes of amino acids, you'll start by finding the structural representation of each amino acid. Here are the structures for the amino acids you mentioned:

S: Serine
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O=C—NH-R
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H

T: Threonine
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O=C—NH-R
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CH3

G: Glycine
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O=C—NH-R
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H

L: Leucine
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O=C—NH-R
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CH(CH3)2

You can draw the tetrapeptide by attaching these amino acids to each other from the N-terminus to the C-terminus. For example, if the sequence is STGL, it would look like:

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O=C—NH—CH—OH—CH(—CH3)2

To calculate the pI (isoelectric point) of the tetrapeptide given the pKa values, you need to determine the charge on the peptide at different pH levels. The pKa values correspond to the dissociation constants of the amino acid side chains.

To approximate the pI, you can average the pKa values of the two ionizable groups that are most likely to be protonated or deprotonated around neutral pH. These groups are the α-amino group (N-terminus) and the α-carboxyl group (C-terminus).

For example, the pKa values for the α-amino group and the α-carboxyl group are approximately 9.0 and 2.0, respectively. By averaging these two values (9.0 + 2.0) / 2 = 5.5, you can estimate that the pI of the tetrapeptide is around pH 5.5.

Keep in mind that this is a simplified approach, and the actual pI may vary due to other ionizable groups or side chain interactions. For more accurate calculations, you can use software or online tools designed for pI determination.

I hope this guidance helps you draw the tetrapeptide and estimate its pI!