A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots.  One aliquot was treated with trypsin, and the other with cyanogen bromide.  Given the following sequences of the resulting fragments, deduce the sequence of the original peptide. Trypsin treatment:                               Asn-Thr-Trp-Met-Ile-Lys                                                             Gly-Tyr-Met-Gln-Phe                                                             Val-Leu-Gly-Met-Ser-Arg   Cyanogen Bromide treatment:                Gln-Phe     Ile-Lys-Gly-Tyr-Met     Ser-Arg-Asn-Thr-Trp-Met

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A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots.  One aliquot was treated with trypsin, and the other with cyanogen bromide.  Given the following sequences of the resulting fragments, deduce the sequence of the original peptide.

Trypsin treatment:                               Asn-Thr-Trp-Met-Ile-Lys

                                                            Gly-Tyr-Met-Gln-Phe

                                                            Val-Leu-Gly-Met-Ser-Arg

 

Cyanogen Bromide treatment:          

     Gln-Phe

    Ile-Lys-Gly-Tyr-Met

    Ser-Arg-Asn-Thr-Trp-Met

 

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