Author : Richard Kil
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780494400777
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Book Synopsis Helical Collagen Fibrils Produced in Vitro by : Richard Kil
Download or read book Helical Collagen Fibrils Produced in Vitro written by Richard Kil and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the most ubiquitous protein in animals, collagen is a key protein of study in a number of fields including materials engineering, biotechnology, and regenerative medicine. A cornerstone of these studies is the self-assembly pathway of fibrils in vivo and in vitro. Although non-helical fibrils have dominated past work, helical fibrils have recently garnered more attention, though only in vivo. Here, it is demonstrated that helical fibrils can be reconstituted in vitro with high initial monomer concentrations above 0.75mg/mL, from acid-solubilized type I collagen extracted from calfskin. Simultaneous and warm starts were used in 0.025M phosphate buffer, at temperatures spanning 24--37°C, with final pH values of & sim;7.2. Characterization for the first time by atomic force microscopy reveals a right-handed helical structure, and that they are indistinguishable from in vivo helical fibrils. The self-assembly pathway is discussed based on the final morphologies revealed.