Biosynthesis of cartilage procollagen. Influence of chain association and hydroxylation of prolyl residues on the folding of the polypeptides into the triple-helical conformation.

Animals Binding Sites Carbon Radioisotopes Cartilage/metabolism Chick Embryo Chromatography, Gel Collagen/biosynthesis Disulfides/analysis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Hydroxyproline/biosynthesis Hypoxia/metabolism Iodoacetates Isotope Labeling Kinetics Microbial Collagenase Proline/metabolism Protein Binding Protein Conformation Protein Precursors/biosynthesis Time Factors Trypsin

Carbon Radioisotopes Disulfides Iodoacetates Protein Precursors Collagen Proline Trypsin Microbial Collagenase Hydroxyproline