VITROSIN: A MEMBER OF THE COLLAGEN CLASS

Vitrosin, a fibrous protein obtained from the vitreous humor of the eye in the form of an indefinitely long fibril about 100 to 150 A in diameter, has been identified as a member of the collagen class of proteins. It is characterized by the collagen wide-angle x-ray diffraction pattern, and axial pe...

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Autores principales: Gross, Jerome, Matoltsy, A. Gedeon, Cohen, Carolyn
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Rockefeller University Press 1955
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2223808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/13242587
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Sumario:Vitrosin, a fibrous protein obtained from the vitreous humor of the eye in the form of an indefinitely long fibril about 100 to 150 A in diameter, has been identified as a member of the collagen class of proteins. It is characterized by the collagen wide-angle x-ray diffraction pattern, and axial periodicity of about 640 A determined by electron microscopy and small-angle x-ray diffraction, an amino acid pattern characteristic of collagen as determined by paper chromatography, and a hydroxyproline and glycine content also typical of collagen. The glycine-hydroxyproline ratio is somewhat lower than that for most vertebrate collagens.

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