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Ashley Experienced Frustration with Her New Job at Walnut Securities

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Ashley experienced frustration with her new job at Walnut Securities, until she befriended a secretary from another department. Over lunch in the cafeteria, her new friend shared with Ashley the way things really work at Walnut Securities. Ashley quickly learned that:


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Peptide Coupling Reagent

A chemical used to facilitate the formation of peptide bonds between amino acids during the synthesis of peptides or proteins.

Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis

A method for synthesizing peptides by anchoring the C-terminal of the peptide to an insoluble resin and sequentially adding amino acid residues.

Chymotrypsin

A digestive enzyme classified as a serine protease, which hydrolyzes proteins to form smaller peptides, playing a critical role in protein digestion.

Peptide Structure

The sequence and chemical bonding of amino acids in a peptide, which dictates its three-dimensional shape and function.

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