Mitogenetic analysis of the protein structure of protoplasm communication I. Experiments on a gelatin model

Summary

By means of mitogenetic spectral analysis it was established that lines characteristic of the functional groups RC=O (carbonyl) and R=C₆H₅ (phenyl) are of different breadth in the sol and gel of gelatin. When the gelatin sol is changed into gel the lines become broader.

Increase in the breadth of lines may be considered as the result of appearance of weak intermolecular connections, joining the peptide chains into two-and three-dimensional latticeworks.

The results of these experiments permit consideration of these data as a successful criterion in the assessment of the degree of connection of peptide chains in the substrate under different cellular conditions.