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What Is a Goitrogen? What Are Common Sources

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What is a goitrogen? What are common sources?


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Ser-Leu-Phe-Pro

A sequence of amino acids, possibly representing a segment of a protein or a peptide.

Trypsin

An enzyme that digests proteins by cleaving peptides at the carboxyl side of lysine and arginine, essential in digestion.

Peptide

Small sequences of amino acid units connected via peptide (amide) links, essential for various biological roles.

N-Terminus

The end of a protein or polypeptide chain where the amino acid has a free amine group.

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