Starch-Gel Electrophoretic Pattern of Pepsin-Treated Collagen.

Abstract
When acetic acid-soluble rat-tail-tendon collagen was digested with pepsin, at first the [beta]-components and larger aggregates were broken down to [alpha]-components. In the second phase there were liberated at least seven distinct fragments, which yielded a reproducible starch-gel electrophoretic pattern. The effects of the various coditions during the digestion are described.