- and are thus
viewable using electron microscopy. The
triple helical tropocollagens in the
microfibrils are
arranged in a
quasihexagonal ****ng pattern...
- or hydroxyproline.
Collagen folded into a
triple helix is
known as
tropocollagen.
Collagen triple helices are
often bundled into
fibrils which themselves...
-
Tropocollagen triple helix...
-
secretion from the cell,
cleaved by
procollagen N- and C-proteases, the
tropocollagen molecules spontaneously ****emble into
insoluble fibrils. A collagen...
- copper-containing
enzyme lysyl oxidase,
responsible for cross-linking
tropocollagen and proelastin. BAPN is also a
metabolic product of a
compound present...
- and
mechanical long term changes. The rate the
fibroblasts produce tropocollagen is
proportional to
these stimuli. Diseases,
injuries and
changes in...
- oxidase,
requires copper for
proper function. This
enzyme cross-links
tropocollagen into
strong collagen fibrils. The
defective collagen contributes to...
- of the
organic matrix, a
triple helix with
diameter of 1.5 nm.
These tropocollagen molecules are
intercalated with the
mineral phase (hydroxyapatite, calcium...
- such
universal building blocks include alpha-helices, beta-sheets or
tropocollagen molecules. In contrast,
other features are
highly specific to tissue...
- and "linear" region, there's no
further structural change visible.
Tropocollagen is the
molecular component fiber,
consisting of
three left
handed polypeptide...
