THE EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ACTIVE NATIVE TRYPSIN AND INACTIVE DENATURED TRYPSIN

There is a mobile equilibrium between the native and denatured forms of trypsin which depends on the concentrations of acid, alkali, and alcohol and on the temperature.

The heat of denaturation in 0.01 N hydrochloric acid calculated from the effect of temperature on the equilibrium constant is –67,600 calories per mole.