Notes from the bench.

What the tests measure, what a certificate is worth, and how the material is actually handled. Chemistry and method — never claims about what anything does.

Jul 21st 2026

Reading a peptide sequence

Peptide names are written in a shorthand that assumes you already know it. Ac-Nle-cyclo[Asp-His-D-Phe-Arg-Trp-Lys]-NH2 is a complete and precise description of a molecule, and it is unreadable until someone explains the notation. Here is the w

#chemistry
#sequences
#notation