[Interrelationship of toxin formation with proteolytic enzyme synthesis in the process of cultivating diptheria microorganisms].

For the first time the synthesis of proteolytic enzymes by Corynebacterium diphtheriae has been shown to precede the process of toxin formation. The process of controlling the proteolytic activity of enzymes seems to be a suitable basis for the evaluation of toxin formation in mathematically planned experiments with strictly controlled tasks.