Coral Mucus: The Properties of Its Constituent Mucins
Coral Mucus: The Properties of Its Constituent Mucins
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DOI：
10.1021/bm9012106
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Pearson, Jeffery P.
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作者：
Jatkar, Amita A.;Brown, Barbara E.;Pearson, Jeffery P.
粘液的凝胶形成特性与其功能密切相关;尽管有关珊瑚粘液凝胶的信息有限。本研究采用流变学方法研究珊瑚粘液糖蛋白。我们证明了一个高分子量的聚合糖蛋白的存在下，发现在脊椎动物中，能够形成凝胶。大多数从珊瑚口腔中渗出的牛奶粘液不是凝胶;然而，它确实显示出在浓缩时形成凝胶的趋势。这些结果表明珊瑚可能产生两种不同的粘液，每种粘液都可能具有不同的功能。
The gel-forming properties of mucus are closely related to its functioning; although there is limited information available relating to coral mucus gels. The present study investigates coral mucus glycoprotein using rheological methods. We demonstrate the presence of a high-molecular-weight polymeric glycoprotein similar to that found in vertebrates, capable of forming a gel. The milked mucus exuded mostly from the oral cavity of corals is not a gel; however, it does show a tendency to form a gel upon concentration. Such results indicate the potential for corals to produce two different kinds of mucus, each potentially capable of performing different functions.