Edman degradation

noun

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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Meanings

nounEdman degradation (countable and uncountable, plural Edman degradations)

plural Edman degradations

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

Origin

Developed by Pehr Edman.

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Edman degradation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edman%20degradation

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