| Literature DB >> 3783694 |
N P Ward, D J Hulmes, J A Chapman.
Abstract
Initial aggregates formed in collagen self-assembly were visualized by electron microscopy, using formaldehyde to fix the state of aggregation at various points in the turbidimetric lag phase. Measurements of the length distributions of monomers and small oligomers show that the first-formed aggregates are dimeric, with the most prevalent dimer having a maximal (approximately equal to 4D; D = 67 nm) stagger between constituent molecules.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3783694 DOI： 10.1016/0022-2836(86)90079-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Biol ISSN： 0022-2836 Impact factor: 5.469