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WHILE hypochromism has been examined quantitatively by Tinoco1 for polynucleotides and Imahori and Tanaka2 have reported decreased extinction of the peptide absorption band at 1900 Å. in poly-L-glutamic acid in the helical conformation, it was of interest to examine interactions of the aromatic side-chains of poly-L-tryptophan. The results of absorption and fluorescence studies of the polyamino-acid compared with a suitable model for the monomer are discussed in this communication.
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SHIFRIN, S. Examination of Side-Chain Interactions in Poly-L-Tryptophan. Nature 192, 751 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192751a0
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