Draw the titration curve that would be obtained by titration of arginine with a base such as sodium hydroxide. Label the major species present at each region of the curve. Write an explanation (which may include drawings or chemical equations) of why the pH does not smoothly increase as base is added.
Amino acid names, structures and pKa's
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