Some properties of the products of reaction of tadpole collagenase with collagen.
Some properties of the products of reaction of tadpole collagenase with collagen.
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蝌蚪胶原酶与胶原蛋白反应产物的一些性质。
DOI:
10.1021/bi00854a021
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发表时间:
1967
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
J. Gross
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作者:
T. Sakai;J. Gross
Takahiro Sakaif andJerome Gross abstract: Cleavage products of the action of tadpole collagenase on mammalian and tadpole collagens have been isolated and separated by ammonium sulfate fractionation, andhave been analyzed for amino acid composition, size, shape, molecular weight, conformation, and stability. Molecular weight determinations by sedimentation equilibrium ultracentrifugation agree closely with the earlier observations that thetwo frag-ments produced by enzyme action represent threequarters and one-quarter of the collagen molecule. Values for the number-average molecular weight for the small fragment (TCB), the larger fragment (TCA), and the intact molecule (TC) were 70,000, 202,000, and 298,000, respectively. Calculations for molecular length and rigidity from viscosity measure-ments were consistent with a rigid rod structure for two fragments, one, one-quarter, and the other, three-, quarters of the intact molecule. Optical rotatory dispersion measurements indicated that helical content was preserved in thefragments. The fragments heat denatured more readily than collagen; at acid pH Tm values were 32 and 29 for TCA and TCB, respectively, as compared with 36 for TC (calf skin). Tadpole collagen at acid pH gave Tm values of 23.2, 24.5, and 29, respectively, for TCB, TCA, and TC; at neutralpH the values were 1-2 higher. TCBand TCA differed significantly from each other in the content of 15 of the amino acids; only glycine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid showed less than 10% difference. The total imino acid percentage was higher in TCB than in either TCA or TC, yet the denaturation temperature was lower. Other points characteristic of the fragments as compared to native collagen were increased solubility at neutral pH and greater susceptibility to degradation by trypsin. A hypothesis on the mechanism of physiologic resorption of collagen based on these findings is proposed.