Definition of protonate in English:
protonate
verb ˈprəʊt(ə)neɪtˈprōtnˌāt
[with object]Chemistry Transfer a proton to (a molecule, group, or atom) which forms a coordinate bond to the proton.
the acid environment favours conversion of these anions to their protonated uncharged form
Example sentencesExamples
- All aspartic acid and glutamic acid residues as well as C-terminal groups were deprotonated; arginine, lysine, and N-terminal groups were protonated.
- Once all contacts are established and the ligand is protonated, the interaction is quite strong and the dissociation reaction is much slower than with similar amidine compounds.
- Ionizable groups were protonated to represent pH = 7.0.
- In the second basic photocycle step, the chromophore is protonated and structural changes take place in the protein.
- We postulate that this pathway is blocked when both groups are protonated (state A) or deprotonated (state C).
Derivatives
noun
Chemistry This implies that chromophore protonation precedes the exposure of hydrophobic surface.
Example sentencesExamples
- This reaction is initiated by the electrophilic protonation of isobutylene.
- The protonation of amino acid side chains was supposed to cause the reorganization of the native state into the so-called A-state.
- The rate constants of protonation of these reactants had been measured previously by manual analysis and their pK values are directly measured.
- These reactions, some of which are run on a large scale in the petroleum industry, are initiated by the protonation of saturated hydrocarbons.