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Deletion Sequence

A peptide impurity missing one or more amino acids due to a failed coupling step.

Definition

An impurity formed during solid-phase peptide synthesis when one or more amino acid coupling steps fail, resulting in a shorter peptide missing specific residues from the intended sequence.

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