Abstract
About 6-7 (+)-cyanidanol-3 molecules are bound per collagen α-chain. The (+)-cyanidanol-3 treated collagen contains an increased number of pepsin-resistant cross-links, is less susceptible to attack by mammalian collagenase, has a higher shrinkage temp and forms unstructured aggregates. Cell and organ culture studies show that these biological systems produce less protein and collagen in the presence of (+)-cyanidanol-3 and that the newly synthesized collagen is less soluble.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3581-3589 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Biochemical Pharmacology |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Nov 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |