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Preparation of Cell-free Tryptophanase

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IN our earliest studies on the tryptophanase complex1 active non-viable suspensions of E. coli were used. These had been sterilized by shaking with chloroform, 1 volume to 2 volumes of suspension. The mixture was shaken vigorously to 200 r.p.m. for 4 hours.

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  1. Biochem. J., 29, 1918 (1935).

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DAWES, E., DAWSON, J. & HAPPOLD, F. Preparation of Cell-free Tryptophanase. Nature 159, 99 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159099a0

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