ABC26OR0080 · Natural Products
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Amino Acids Peptides · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2012 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
A tripeptide gives the following products on Edman degradation. 
+ 
The tripeptide is
+ The tripeptide is(a)Phe-Ala-Gly
(b)Phe-Gly-Ala
(c)Ala-Gly-Phe
(d)Glv-Ala-Phe
Answer
Answer (as printed): A
Explanation
Chemical reaction involved in the above transformation can be illustrated as Since, Edman degradation occur from N-T-AA. So, the sequence is Phe-Ala-Gly
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.