Collagen contains the unique imino acid hydroxyproline (HyPro), which is involved in the stabilization of this triple helical molecule. The concentration of HyPro is customarily used to calculate the total collagen content in a cell culture environment and in acid hydrolysates of normal and pathophy
Polarimetric assay for the determination of the native collagen content of soluble collagen
โ Scribed by Nagelschmidt, Manfred ;Viell, Burckhard
- Book ID
- 102873107
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 606 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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โฆ Synopsis
Two standardized assays for determining the amount of native collagen in a collagen solution are described which are based on polarimetric measurements. Native collagen content is calculated from the loss of optical rotation during transition from the original to the denatured conformation using constants which were obtained from standard collagen of highest available native collagen content. While Method I gives information on the content of helical collagen, Method I1 estimates collagen which is resistant to peptic degradation. Both methods are simple to perform and suitable for routine quality control.
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