## Abstract The shape of fibrin intermediate polymers as well as the rate of fibrinogen polymerization was studied using diffusion measured by quasielastic light scattering. After their length distribution was narrowed by gel filtration, the polymers yielded translational and rotational diffusion c
Quasielastic light-scattering studies on human fibrinogen and fibrin. I. Fibrinogen
โ Scribed by G. R. Palmer; O. G. Fritz; F. R. Hallett
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 612 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3525
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A quasielastic lightโscattering system has been constructed to study human fibrinogen. The first phase of the investigation was an attempt to clarify the shape of the firbinogen molecule using diffusion methods. The translational diffusion coefficient was measured as 2.04 ยฑ 0.09 ร 10^โ7^ cm^2^ sec^โ1^. Aggregation is suggested as the reason for a lower value previously obtained using this technique. Diffusion indicated the molecule was rigid and did not dissociate at low concentration, low ionic strength, or 37ยฐC. Thermal denaturation was observed at 40ยฐC. At 3ยฐC, a second thermal instability was discovered.
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