Edman degradation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Developed by Pehr Edman.
Noun
[edit]Edman degradation (countable and uncountable, plural Edman degradations)
- 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.