Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
C-terminus:
The end of a
peptide
or
protein
primary structure
in which the
amino acid residue's
carbonyl group
is not part of a
peptide bond
. This
carbonyl group
will be part of a
carboxylic acid
,
carboxylate
, or (rarely) a
carboxylic acid derivative
such as an
ester
.
The
amino acid
Val
is the C-terminus of this
tripeptide
.
Related terms:
N-terminus
,
zwitterion
,
dipeptide
,
tripeptide
,
tetrapeptide
,
pentapeptide
,
polypeptide
,
enzyme
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