| Literature DB >> 6311160 |
H W Macartney, S R Bates, N L Blumson, D Nelson, D Jamison, D T Elmore.
Abstract
A recording viscometer for monitoring the action of mammalian collagenase on soluble collagen is described. For this system, where only one peptide bond is cleaved per subunit, it is shown theoretically that the decrease in viscosity is proportional to the fraction of molecules cleaved. Experimental confirmation was obtained by parallel monitoring of hydrolysis by using the fluorescamine assay of liberated amino groups. The initial velocity of reaction is proportional to substrate concentration and enzyme concentration.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6311160 PMCID: PMC1152120 DOI: 10.1042/bj2130275
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857