Isoelectric point

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The Isoelectric point (pI) of a protein is the pH at which the protein has no overall net charge i.e. equivalent to zero and thus will not migrate in an electric field[1].

References

  1. Alberts, B. Johnson, A. Lewis, J. Raff, M. Roberts, K. Walter, P. (2008) Molecular Biology of The Cell, 5th edition, New York: Garland Science. Page 521.