Evidence of a sclerotized collagen from the skeleton of a gorgonian coral Article

Goldberg, WM. (1974). Evidence of a sclerotized collagen from the skeleton of a gorgonian coral . COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 49(3), 525-526. 10.1016/0305-0491(74)90188-6

cited authors

  • Goldberg, WM

authors

abstract

  • 1. 1. Electron microscopic observation and amino acid analysis have shown that the axial skeleton of a gorgonian coral is composed primarily of a collagen. 2. 2. The skeletal protein is separable into a minor autoclave-soluble fraction, and a major autoclave-insoluble fraction characterized by a high pyrrolidine, glycine and tyrosine content. 3. 3. The remarkable chemical stability of the insoluble material is explained by tests which indicate the presence of sclerotizing cross-linkages. © 1974.

publication date

  • November 15, 1974

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start page

  • 525

end page

  • 526

volume

  • 49

issue

  • 3