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IT is known that tryptophan in proteins is completely destroyed during acid hydrolysis or performic oxidation of disulphide bridges1. Our purpose is to remove some difficulties that occur during sequential investigations of tryptophan-containing polypeptides and proteins.
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PREVIERO, A., SIGNOR, A. & BEZZI, S. Tryptophan Modification in Polypeptide Chains. Nature 204, 687–688 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/204687a0
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