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Science 17 June 1983:
Vol. 220. no. 4603, pp. 1288 - 1290
DOI: 10.1126/science.6857249
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Science, Vol 220, Issue 4603, 1288-1290
Copyright © 1983 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Intermolecular interactions in collagen self-assembly as revealed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

RJ Jakobsen, LL Brown, TB Hutson, DJ Fink, and A Veis

When a solution of collagen molecules, at neutral pH and moderate ionic strength, is warmed from 4 degrees to 30 degrees C, a spontaneous self-assembly process takes place in which native-type collagen fibers are produced. Events occurring during thermally induced fibrillogenesis process can be monitored, in aqueous media and in real time, by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic techniques. Tentative assignments of observed spectral bands are given.


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