X-ray diffraction study into the effects of liming on the structure of collagen

Clark A Maxwell; Tim J Wess; Craig J Kennedy

doi:10.1021/bm060250t

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X-ray diffraction study into the effects of liming on the structure of collagen

Clark A Maxwell, Tim J Wess and Craig J Kennedy

Biomacromolecules, Vol.7(8), pp.2321-2326

2006

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bm060250t

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The manufacture of parchment from animal skin involves processes that remove hair, fats, and other macromolecules. Although it is well understood that the collagen fibers "open up" during processing, this study uses small and wide-angle X-ray diffraction to measure quantitatively the changes induced at the nanoscopic and microscopic levels. The axial rise per residue distance within the collagen molecules is unaffected by salt and lime treatments. Salting of the hides appears to remove noncollagenous materials. The intermolecular lateral packing distance between the hydrated collagen molecules (1.4 nm) increases after salting (~1.5 nm) and liming (~1.55 nm); drying is responsible for a reduction to ~1.2 nm in all samples. The axial staggered array (d spacing) is reduced by 1 nm after liming and is unaffected by drying. The average fibril diameter increases from 103.2 to 114.5 nm following liming, and the fibril-to-fibril distance increases from 122.6 to 136.1 nm. © 2006 American Chemical Society.

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Title: X-ray diffraction study into the effects of liming on the structure of collagen
Authors: Clark A Maxwell (Author) - University of Cardiff, United Kingdom
Tim J Wess (Author) - University of Cardiff, United Kingdom
Craig J Kennedy (Author) - University of Cardiff, United Kingdom
Publication details: Biomacromolecules, Vol.7(8), pp.2321-2326
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/bm060250t
ISSN: 1525-7797
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451335702621
Output Type: Journal article

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