Protein sequencing is the determination of the amino acid sequence in a protein. There are several methods for protein sequencing including determining the amino acid composition, N-terminal amino acid analysis, C-terminal amino acid analysis, sequencing by proteolytic enzymes, and tandem mass spectrometry. Two important methods for N-terminal amino acid analysis are the Sanger method and Edman degradation method. The Edman degradation method uses phenylisothiocyanate to sequentially remove amino acid residues from the N-terminus to determine the sequence. Proteolytic enzymes can also aid sequencing by cleaving the protein into smaller fragments. Mass spectrometry has also been used to sequence proteins by analyzing the peptide fragments.