The Characteristics of Intrinsic Fluorescence of Type I Collagen Influenced by Collagenase I

The triple helix structure of collagen can be degraded by collagenase. In this study, we explored how the intrinsic fluorescence of type I collagen was influenced by collagenase I. We found that tyrosine was the main factor that could successfully excite the collagen fluorescence. Initially, self-as...

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Main Authors: Yiming Shen, Deyi Zhu, Wenhui Lu, Bing Liu, Yanchun Li, Shan Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/10/1947