Effects of Detergents or Fatty Acids on Proterolysis of Lysozymes

Abstract

Low concentrations of ionic detergents with 8 or more carbons in the alkyl chain were predicted to shift the native-denatured transition in the lysozyme to denatured state. Fatty acids were found to exert a similar effect and their participation was proposed in proteolysis of alimentary canal digestion and intracellular catabolism.