A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots. One aliquot was treated with trypsin; the other was treated with cyanogen bromide. Given the following sequences (N- terminal to C-terminal) of the resulting fragments, deduce the sequence of the original peptide.

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A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots. One aliquot was treated with
trypsin; the other was treated with cyanogen bromide. Given the following sequences (N-
terminal to C-terminal) 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-GlyMet-Ser-Arg
Cyanogen bromide treatment
Gln–Phe
Val-Leu-Gly-Met
Ile-Lys-Gly-Tyr-Met
Ser-Arg-Asn-Thr-Trp-Met
Transcribed Image Text:A sample of an unknown peptide was divided into two aliquots. One aliquot was treated with trypsin; the other was treated with cyanogen bromide. Given the following sequences (N- terminal to C-terminal) 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-GlyMet-Ser-Arg Cyanogen bromide treatment Gln–Phe Val-Leu-Gly-Met Ile-Lys-Gly-Tyr-Met Ser-Arg-Asn-Thr-Trp-Met
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