{"product_id":"9781475746044","title":"Biochemistry of Collagen","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBiochemistry of Collagen\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRamachandran, Gopalasamudram\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollagen is a fascinating protein not only because of its ubiquitous occurrence in multicellular animals, but also because of its unique chemi­ cal structure. As the predominant constituent in bone, cartilage, skin, tendon, and tooth, it is not surprising that collagen is of interest to anatomists, biochemists, biomedical engineers, cell biologists, dermatolo­ gists, dental surgeons, leather chemists, orthopedic surgeons, physiologists, physicians, zoologists, and a host of others. This book was planned to provide an up-to-date comprehensive survey of all aspects of biochemistry of collagen. The recent discovery of genetically distinct collagens with tissue specificity has opened a new era in collagen biochemistry, and Karl Piez discusses this in the opening chapter on primary structure. In the next chapter, Ramachandran and Rama­ krishnan deal with the molecular structure of collagen, placing special emphasis on the conformational aspects of its polypeptide chains. Follow­ ing the consideration of primary and secondary structure of collagen, the three-dimensional arrangement of collagen molecules in the fibrils is covered by Miller in Chapter 3. Collagen is generally in the insoluble state in the living organism due to the cross-linking of individual molecules, and Tanzer describes the various aspects of this cross-linkage in Chapter 4. The biosynthesis of collagen is discussed in depth by Prockop and his colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2013-02-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781475746044\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-4602-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229.0cm x152.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 536.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44449037320332,"sku":"9781475746044","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781475746044.jpg?v=1756875708","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781475746044","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}