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 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)