Fig. 1.
Deamidation of asparagine (Asn) and the formation of aspartic acid (Asp) and isoaspartic acid (isoAsp) via a succinimide intermediate. Formation of isoAsp confers a beta-peptide linkage in the peptide backbone (highlighted in bold)
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