THE RESISTANCE OF LIVING ORGANISMS TO DIGESTION BY PEPSIN OR TRYPSIN

John H. Northrop

The Journal of General Physiology · 1926 · 45 citations · 0 references

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1. Pepsin and trypsin are quickly removed from solution by dead organisms. They are not able to penetrate into living organisms. 2. Trypsin injected into a living Amoeba results in the death and disintegration of the cell.