The predominant form of histamine present in human blood is (pKa Histidine =6.0 )
A
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Solution
The correct option is B Structure of histamine:
Blood is slightly basic in nature (7.35pH). At this pH, terminal NH2 will get protonated due to more basic nature .
The predominant form will be: