THE ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF PEPSIN

Abstract

The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of Northrop's pure crystalline pepsin has been determined. The curve of calculated molecular extinction coefficients is given. There is noted a general resemblance of the absorption curve for pepsin to that for urease and tyrosine; the absorption band is maximum at 2750–2800 Å.µ., minimum near 2500. A slight hump on either side of the peak of the extinction curve may be significant.