Protein and lysozyme content of adult human nucleus pulposus.
A radiologically normal human nucleus pulposus was extracted with 4 M guanidinium chloride and the non-collagenous proteins separated from the proteoglycans by dissociative density gradient centrifugation. Lysozyme was identified as a matrix constituent of the normal, mature human nucleus pulposus.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000201:enzymology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009113:Muramidase / Q000032:analysis*; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*
D011506:Proteins; D009113:Muramidase