Cyanogen Bromide

**Semantic type:** Indicator, Reagent, or Diagnostic Aid

**Definition:** An inorganic compound used as a reagent in molecular biology. As a reagent for peptide mapping and amino acid sequence analysis, cyanogen bromide hydrolyzes peptide bonds at methionine residues in peptides and proteins. In addition, this agent acts as a coupling reagent for phosphoramidate or pyrophosphate inter-nucleotide bonds in DNA duplexes. (NCI)

**Synonyms:** - Bromine Cyanide - Bromocyanogen - CYANOGEN BROMIDE - Cyanogen bromide