There is another melanocyte-stimulating hormone called -melanotropin. Cleavage of -melanotropin with trypsin produces the following peptides plus

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There is another melanocyte-stimulating hormone called β-melanotropin. Cleavage of β-melanotropin with trypsin produces the following peptides plus free aspartic acid.
WGSPPK DSGPYK MEHFR
If you assume maximum sequence similarity between α-melanotropin and β- melanotropin, then what must the sequence of the latter be?
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Biochemistry Concepts and Connections

ISBN: 978-0321839923

1st edition

Authors: Dean R. Appling, Spencer J. Anthony Cahill, Christopher K. Mathews

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