The role of glycine and prolines in connective tissue fiber staining with hydrogen bonding dyes

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 199-200

  Prento P ^a  

^a Faculty of Medical Laboratory Technology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Collagen; Dye binding; Elastin; Glycine; Hydrogen bonding; Proline

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; DYE; ELASTIN; GLOBULAR PROTEIN; GLYCINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; PROLINE; COLORING AGENT;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; HYDROGEN BOND; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAINING; CHEMISTRY;

COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENTS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; GLYCINE; HYDROGEN BONDING; PROLINE;

EID: 37249019473     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290701510288     Document Type: Article

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