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In vitro Synthesis of Native, Fibrous Long Spacing and Segmental Long Spacing Collagen
Published on: September 20, 2012
Molybdenum blue: binding to collagen fibres and microcrystal formation
J Robin Harris1, Andreas Reiber, Helen Annal Therese
1Institute of Zoology, University of Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany. rharris@mail.uni-mainz.de
Abstract:
Collagen fibres have been shown by transmission electron microscopy to progressively bind the polyoxomolybdate ring-complex, termed molybdenum blue. Nucleation of cuboidal molybdenum blue microcrystals occurs on the surface of the collagen fibres, leading eventually to extensive coating of the fibres with microcrystals.
