To gain information about the properties of tyrosyl residues buried within proteins, the circular dichroism (CD) and absorption spectra of tyrosine derivatives have been investigated in nonpolar solvents. N-Stearyl-L-tyrosine n-hexyl ester dissolved in methylcyclohexane (O-O band at 283 nm) was used to measure the effects of hydrogen-bonding agents. Adding low concentrations of dioxane, N, N-di...
