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Edman degradation

Definition

noun

A method of sequencing amino acids of a peptide through a reagent that reacts with the peptide at the N-terminal amino acid


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This method is used for determining amino acid sequence of peptides comprised of no more than 50 amino acids.


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Edman Degradation Problem

... the end of the polypeptides...not sure if that's the way to do it?). B) Edman Degradation: 1) purify your protein 2) Use proteases that cleave different bonds between amino ...

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by pinkerpikachu
Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:35 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Edman Degradation Problem
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The Fiber Disease

... sequence residues predicted from the cDNAs matched those derived by Edman degradation from venom proteins separated using gel filtration and reverse phase chromatography, ...

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by London
Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:18 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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Re: Question 2

Re: question 2: Possibly the Edman degradation method

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by Anne
Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:38 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: agarose gel
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