Introduction To Chemistry
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Author: BAUER, Richard C., Birk, James P., Marks, Pamela
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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The point in proteins or polypeptides where the end of one amino acid and the beginning of another can be distinguished is to be determined.
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Proteins or polypeptides consist of amino acids arranged in a systematic form to form large molecules. Peptide linkage is formed between the
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