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IN previous work on the immediate effects of acylation of trypsin it was shown1 that the enzyme can be obtained in a fully inactive form by acylation with various anhydrides at pH 8–9, and that partial instantaneous reactivation can be effected by treatment with alkaline hydroxylamine2.
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ANTONY, T. Inactivation and Reactivation of Chymotrypsin. Nature 191, 178 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/191178a0
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