[Fibrillar part of C1q factor from the complement system has a great amount of bound water].
The mass of sC1q-CLR fragments from the fibrillar part of the C1q factor from the complement system was determined using high- and low-rate centrifugation. It is shown that this value is essentially higher than the value expected from the amino acid and hydrocarbon compositions. In addition, these fragments have an unusually high partial specific volume. These data support the earlier suggested model according to which the N-terminal part of the fibrillar structure contains an abnormal large amount of bound water.
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D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry; D015922:Complement C1q / Q000737:chemistry*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D014867:Water; D015922:Complement C1q; D003094:Collagen