截頭肽庫（Truncation Peptide Library）

用以確定抗原表位的最短長度，通過系統性地截取兩側末端氨基酸獲得。一般與丙氨酸篩查肽庫結合使用，在使用丙氨酸確定表位關鍵殘基后，截頭肽庫用來進一步確定最短表位序列及其作用。

在許多案例中，截頭肽庫用于可鑒定篩選增強蛋白水解作用的多肽。它可以作為研究多肽藥物代謝降解程度的工具。

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