Q6 / 90 · JEE Main 2018 (08 Apr) · Chemistry

The predominant form of histamine present in human blood is pKa, Histidine=60

  • Correct answer
    A
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  • B
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  • C
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  • D
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Solution

Structure of histamine
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Blood is slightly basic in nature (pH=7.35) approx. At this pH terminal NH2 will get protonated due to more basic nature.
∴    Predominant structure of histamine is

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Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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