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Offline lip

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Out of Dopamine, Histamine , serotonin  and norepinephrine which one would be most hydrophobic and which one would be least hydrophobic. As per my knowledge Nerepinephrine would be most hydrophilic as it have three OH groups and one amine group. Dopamine would be next as it has two OH and one amine group. Then seretonine. as it has one hydroxyl one amino and one ring nitrogen group. Most hydrphobic would be histamine. It has one amino groups and  two imidazole ring nitrogens. It this a correct argument?
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Re: Hydrophobicity of Dopamine, Histamine , serotonin and norepinephrine
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2013, 05:58:01 PM »
I would look at the formal charge of each one at physiological pH before coming up with a final order.

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Re: Hydrophobicity of Dopamine, Histamine , serotonin and norepinephrine
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2013, 06:49:25 PM »
Actually this is separation question. At Physiological PH all have +1 charge. at basic PH all are neutral .

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Re: Hydrophobicity of Dopamine, Histamine , serotonin and norepinephrine
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2013, 10:20:23 AM »
An imidazole ring might also protonate, depending on the side chains; that is a consideration with histamine.

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