Edman degradation

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Method of N-terminal analysis in which the N-terminal amino acid residue is labelled and cleaved from the peptide without affecting other peptide bonds in the peptide chain.

Note: The method is named after Pehr Victor Edman (1916–1977).
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. (Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)) on page 1155 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'Edman degradation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.09741 RIS BibTex EndNote
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