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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
卷 283, 期 1, 页码 229-235出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4713
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collagen; chromium (III) complexes; atomic force microscope; D-periodicity; conformation; aggregation
Rat tail tendon (RTT) collagen has been reacted with a homologous series of chromium(III) complexes viz., (H2O)(4)Cr(OH)(2)Cr(H2O)(4)(4+) 1 (dimer), Cr-3(OH)(4)(H2O)(9)(5+) 2 (trimer), and Cr-4(OH)(4)(O)(2)(H2O)(12)(4+) 3 (tetramer), and the structural alterations brought about by these complexes have been investigated through atomic force microscopy (AFM) and circular dichroism (CD) studies. Examination of Cr(III)-treated tendons using AFM revealed changes in the D-periodicity of collagen, which may arise due to differences in the topological distribution of various Cr(III) complexes. Evidence for organisation of monomeric collagen into quarter staggered fibrils in the presence of Cr(III) dimer, 1, has been obtained. The quaternary structural changes induced by chromium in the protein have been correlated to the conformational changes of collagen in the absence of denaturation. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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