PH Dependence of the Coiled-Coil Structure of Keratin Intermediate Filament in Human Hair by 13C NMR Spectroscopy and the Mechanism of Its Disruption

    February 1998 in “ Polymer journal ”
    Naoki Nishikawa, Yoshiaki Tanizawa, Shoichi Tanaka … Tetsuo Asakura
    Studysummary This study found that the stability of the coiled-coil structure in human hair keratin is maintained by ion-pairing and hydrophobic interactions, which are disrupted as pH approaches 7.0.
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