Abstract:Studies of protein metabolism have revealed well-defined deviations in the Concentrations of certain protein-splitting enzymes in the sera of patients with cancer( 1-3). This report concerns the existence of analogous enzymatic disturbances in the presence of emotional disorders. The enzymes in question are accompanied in the blood by excesses of their inhibitors. Measurements of the latter permit valid deductions referable to the particular enzyme systems. Chymotrypsin-inhibitor is one element of an enzyme sy… Show more
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