ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
proteoglycans
;
protein-chondroitin-keratan sulfate
;
hyaluronic acid
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Chemically isolated individual preparations of the unaggregated fraction of protein-chondroitinkeratan sulfate (PCKS) from hyaline cartilage and of hyaluronic acid (HUA) from the vitreous body of the eye and umbilical cord were investigated electron-microscopically. PCKS and HUA in films without cytochrome c consisted of granules and differed in their structural organization. In films with cytochrome c, proteoglycans appeared as a network of thin fibrils and they differed more clearly in their macromolecular organization. Complexes formed in mixtures of the two proteoglycans as a result of noncovalent interaction. Uranyl acetate stains proteoglycans well, especially PCKS without cytochrome c.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00833961
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