BCHE 341

Problem Set #2

DUE Monday, Sept 14

1. How would you prepare one liter of a 0.05 M phosphate buffer at pH 7.5 using crystalline K2HPO4 and a solution of 1 M HCl?

2. Provide a brief definition of the following:

Cooperativity

Prosthetic group

Bohr effect

T and R forms of hemoglobin

P50