Biochemistry
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Chapter 5, Problem 43RE
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The reason behind the statement “Edman degradation is not used effectively for very long peptides” is to be defined.
Concept introduction:
The primary structure of the proteins is the linear chain of amino acids, bonded to each other with the help of a peptide bond.
Also, to elucidate the amino acid sequences of the peptide, the peptides are digested by various chemicals such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, etc., so that small length peptide chains are formed.
Edman degradation is one of the methods used for elucidating the sequence of amino acids present in the peptides of the protein, which is being studied.
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