The activation energy for proline isomerization of a peptide depends on the identity of the preceding residue and obeys Arrhenius rate behavior. Experiments are conducted on the isomerization of an alanine- proline peptide. At 25°C (298 K) the observed rate constant is 0.05 sec–1 and the value of EA is calculated to be 60 kJ•mol–1. Similar measurements are performed on a phenylalanine-proline peptide at 25°C, with a measured rate constant of 0.005 sec–1. Assuming an identical preexponential factor as the alanine-proline peptide, what is the activation energy for this peptide (kJ/mol)?

Activation energy of phenylalanine-proline peptide is 66 kJ/mol.

Explanation:

According to Arrhenius equation-        , where k is rate constant, A is pre-exponential factor, is activation energy, R is gas constant and T is temperature in kelvin scale.

As A is identical for both peptide therefore-

Here , T = 298 K , R = 8.314 J/(mol.K) and

So,

    (rounded off to two significant digit)

So, activation energy of phenylalanine-proline peptide is 66 kJ/mol

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