Effect of phalloidin on actin proteolysis as measured by viscometry and fluorimetry.

Even at low concentration, phalloidin shows a marked protection of F-actin against the action of trypsin or pronase. G-actin is not protected at any concentration of phallodin. The kinetics of the proteolysis show that a change in the environment of tryptophan residues is preceded by disruption of the filamentous structure of F-actin.