Edman degradation

English

Etymology

Developed by Pehr Edman.

Noun

Edman degradation (countable and uncountable, plural Edman degradations)

  1. 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.
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