Edman degradation

noun

Etymology

Developed by Pehr Edman.

Definitions

  1. A method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide. The amino-terminal residue is labelled…

    A method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide. The amino-terminal residue is labelled and cleaved from the peptide without disrupting the peptide bonds between other amino acid residues.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Edman degradation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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