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Evidence for the Involvement of a Tryptophan Residue in the Reaction of Diisopropylphosphorofluoridate with α-Chymotrypsin

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WOOTON, J., HESS, G. Evidence for the Involvement of a Tryptophan Residue in the Reaction of Diisopropylphosphorofluoridate with α-Chymotrypsin. Nature 188, 726–728 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188726a0

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