A peptide has the following amino acid composition: 2 Met, 2 Phe, 2 Glu, 1 Arg, 1 Lys, 1 Val, 1 Leu, 1 Gly, 1 Ser Reaction of the intact peptide with Sanger’s Reagent followed by acid hydrolysis creates a derivative of Met. A specific cleavage of the intact peptide using chymotrypsin produces fragments with the following sequences: Fragment A: Glu-Gly-Lys-Phe Fragment B: Met-Ser-Leu-Arg Fragment C: Met-Val-Glu-Phe What is the polypeptide sequence? (You may use the three-letter symbol for each amino acid in the sequence)
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Protein Expression
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A peptide has the following amino acid composition:
2 Met, 2 Phe, 2 Glu, 1 Arg, 1 Lys, 1 Val, 1 Leu, 1 Gly, 1 Ser
Reaction of the intact peptide with Sanger’s Reagent followed by acid hydrolysis creates a derivative of Met.
A specific cleavage of the intact peptide using chymotrypsin produces fragments with the following sequences:
Fragment A: Glu-Gly-Lys-Phe Fragment B: Met-Ser-Leu-Arg Fragment C: Met-Val-Glu-Phe
What is the polypeptide sequence? (You may use the three-letter symbol for each amino acid in the sequence).
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