Tryptophan


Reaction thermochemistry data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
RCD - Robert C. Dunbar

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Individual Reactions

L-Tryptophan anion + Hydrogen cation = Tryptophan

By formula: C11H11N2O2- + H+ = C11H12N2O2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr339.6 ± 2.2kcal/molCIDCJones, Bernier, et al., 2007gas phase; B
Δr336.7 ± 3.1kcal/molG+TSO'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr329.9 ± 3.0kcal/molCIDCO'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992gas phase; B

Sodium ion (1+) + Tryptophan = (Sodium ion (1+) • Tryptophan)

By formula: Na+ + C11H12N2O2 = (Na+ • C11H12N2O2)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr49.0 ± 3.0kcal/molIMREGapeev and Dunbar, 2003Anchor glycine=38.5+-2.6; RCD
Δr50.2kcal/molCIDCKish, Ohanessian, et al., 2003Anchor alanine=39.89; RCD

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
8.43CTSSlifkin and Allison, 1967RDSH
≤7.5EIAkopyan and Loginov, 1967RDSH

De-protonation reactions

L-Tryptophan anion + Hydrogen cation = Tryptophan

By formula: C11H11N2O2- + H+ = C11H12N2O2

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr339.6 ± 2.2kcal/molCIDCJones, Bernier, et al., 2007gas phase; B
Δr336.7 ± 3.1kcal/molG+TSO'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992gas phase; B
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr329.9 ± 3.0kcal/molCIDCO'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992gas phase; B

Ion clustering data

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Data compiled by: Robert C. Dunbar

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Clustering reactions

Sodium ion (1+) + Tryptophan = (Sodium ion (1+) • Tryptophan)

By formula: Na+ + C11H12N2O2 = (Na+ • C11H12N2O2)

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Δr49.0 ± 3.0kcal/molIMREGapeev and Dunbar, 2003Anchor glycine=38.5+-2.6
Δr50.2kcal/molCIDCKish, Ohanessian, et al., 2003Anchor alanine=39.89

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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Origin Chemical Concepts
NIST MS number 221180

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Alexander N. Yermakov, Alexy A. Usov, Antonina A. Goncharova, Axlexander N. Leskin, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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Source McLean and Glese, 1950
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Origin INSTITUTE OF ENERGY PROBLEMS OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, RAS
Source reference RAS UV No. 9920
Instrument Beckman quartz spectrograph
Melting point 289 dec

References

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Jones, Bernier, et al., 2007
Jones, C.M.; Bernier, M.; Carson, E.; Colyer, K.E.; Metz, R.; Pawlow, A.; Wischow, E.D.; Webb, I.; Andriole, E.J.; Poutsma, J.C., Gas-phase Acities of the 20 Protein Amino Acids, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2007, 267, 1-3, 54-62, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2007.02.018 . [all data]

O'Hair, Bowie, et al., 1992
O'Hair, R.J.; Bowie, J.H.; Gronert, S., Gas Phase Acidity of the alpha-Amino Acids, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Proc., 1992, 117, 23, https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1176(92)80083-D . [all data]

Gapeev and Dunbar, 2003
Gapeev, A.; Dunbar, R.C., Na+ Affinities of Gas-Phase Amino Acids by Ligand Exchange Equilibrium, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2003, 228, 2-3, 825, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(03)00242-2 . [all data]

Kish, Ohanessian, et al., 2003
Kish, M.M.; Ohanessian, G.; Wesdemiotis, C., The Na+ affinities of a-amino acids: side-chain substituent effects, Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2003, 227, 3, 509, https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-3806(03)00082-4 . [all data]

Slifkin and Allison, 1967
Slifkin, M.A.; Allison, A.C., Measurement of ionization potentials from contact charge transfer spectra, Nature, 1967, 215, 949. [all data]

Akopyan and Loginov, 1967
Akopyan, M.E.; Loginov, Yy.V., Mass-spectrometric study of the phoionization of free α-aminoacids, High Energy Chem., 1967, 1, 83, In original 97. [all data]

McLean and Glese, 1950
McLean, D.G.; Glese, A.C., J. Biol. Chem., 1950, 187, 537. [all data]


Notes

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