Protonation Equilibria of Some Selected α-Amino Acids in DMSO-Water Mixture and Their Cu(II)-Complexes.

The protonation constants of some α-amino acids (glycine (Gly), l-alanine (Ala), l-valine (Val), l-serine (Ser), l-leucine (Leu) and l-isoleucine (Ile)) were studied in water and DMSO-water solution mixtures containing 30, 50 and 70 vol-% DMSO; in addition the complex formation equilibria of their copper(II) complexes were studied by potentiometric technique using a combined pH electrode system calibrated in concentration units of the hydrogen ion at 25 ± 0.1 °C under a nitrogen atmosphere, and at an ionic strength of 0.10 mol·dm NaNO. The protonation constants and the overall stability constants of copper(II) complexes were influenced by changes in solvent composition, and their variations are discussed in terms of solvent and structural properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]