A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots. One aliquot was treated with trypsin and the other was treated with cyanogen bromide. Given the following sequences (N-terminal to C-terminal) of the resulting fragments, deduce the sequence of the original peptide. Trypsin treatment Asn—Tyr—Asp—Met—Phe—Ala—Arg Asp—Trp—Asn—Arg Gln—Met—Tyr—Cys—Pro—Ile—Arg Gln—Cys Cyanogen bromide treatment Tyr—Cys—Pro—Ile—Arg—Asn—Tyr—Asp—Met   Asp—Trp—Asn—Arg—Gln—Met Phe—Ala—Arg—Gln—Cys

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A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots. One aliquot was treated with trypsin and the other was treated with cyanogen bromide. Given the following sequences (N-terminal to C-terminal) of the resulting fragments, deduce the sequence of the original peptide.

Trypsin treatment

Asn—Tyr—Asp—Met—Phe—Ala—Arg

Asp—Trp—Asn—Arg

Gln—Met—Tyr—Cys—Pro—Ile—Arg

Gln—Cys

Cyanogen bromide treatment

Tyr—Cys—Pro—Ile—Arg—Asn—Tyr—Asp—Met

 

Asp—Trp—Asn—Arg—Gln—Met

Phe—Ala—Arg—Gln—Cys

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