Complete Hydrolysis of a Hexapeptide Gives 2 Gly, Leu, Phe

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Short Answer

Complete hydrolysis of a hexapeptide gives 2 Gly, Leu, Phe, Pro, and Tyr. Reaction of the peptide with phenylisothiocyanate gave the phenylthiohydantoin of Pro. Partial hydrolysis of the peptide gave the following fragments: Phe-Gly-Tyr, Gly-Phe-Gly, Pro-Leu-Gly, Leu-Gly-Phe. What is the structure of the peptide?

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