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Imaging Denatured Collagen Strands In vivo and Ex vivo via Photo-triggered Hybridization of Caged Collagen Mimetic Peptides
Published on: January 31, 2014
Stabilization of low denaturation temperature collagen from fish by physical cross-linking methods
Shunji Yunoki1, Takeshi Suzuki, Mitsuo Takai
1Division of Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Kita-13, Nishi-8, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan. yunoki@dove-mc.eng.hokudai.ac.jp
Abstract:
Collagen matrices were prepared from atelo salmon collagen (SC). SC has a lower denaturation temperature (19 degrees C) than mammalian collagen. SC matrices were successfully stabilized by ultraviolet irradiation and dehydrothermal treatment, and their optimum conditions were determined. By sponging at 37 degrees C, partial denaturation of the collagen molecules resulted in shrinkage of the matrices.
