The Madras Group and the structure of collagen

Authors
Sasisekharan, V Yathindra, N
Citation
V. Sasisekharan et N. Yathindra, The Madras Group and the structure of collagen, P I A S-CH, 111(1), 1999, pp. 5-12
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES-CHEMICAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
02534134 → ACNP
Volume
111
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
5 - 12
Database
ISI
SICI code
0253-4134(199902)111:1<5:TMGATS>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The genesis of the collagen structure proposed by the Madras Group is brief ly outlined. Recent crystal structure data on collagen-like peptides vindic ate (i) the original proposal of Ramachandran and Kartha, namely, that the structure of collagen is a triple helical coiled-coil one, and (ii) the vis ualisation of the maximisation of hydrogen bonds directly or indirectly wit h water molecules, including C-12-H...O hydrogen bonds.