The fluorescence characteristic of aqueous solutions of tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine was described in detail by Teale & Weber (1957). The fluorescence of these aromatic amino acids when combined in the polypeptide chains of globular proteins is now reported and some structural implications of the results are discussed. EXPERIMENTAL Methods
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