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Peptide chemistry

Cleavage cocktail

The acidic mixture that releases the peptide from the resin and removes side-chain protection. Scavengers in it suppress alkylation artefacts.

Related terms

tBu residual
Incompletely removed tert-butyl side-chain protection, +56.063 Da. Indicates a short or weak cleavage step.
see also Fmoc

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