ProductDescription
Nutragen®collagenisknownasthestandardofallcollagensforpurity(>99%collagencontent),functionality,andthemostnative-likecollagenavailable.Nutragen®isisolatedfrombovinehidessourcedfromtheonlycontrolled,closedherdintheUnitedStates.AdvancedBiomatrix’smanufacturingprocessescomplywithstringentqualitystandardsthathaveproventoyieldunsurpassedlot-to-lotconsistency.
Nutragen®collagenisapproximately97%TypeIcollagenwiththeremainderbeingcomprisedofTypeIIIcollagen.Nutragen®collagenissuppliedatapproximatelya6mg/mLconcentrationtoprovideanextremelyfirmgel.TheconcentrationforeachspecificlotisprovidedonaCertificateofAnalysisthatisavailablewiththepurchaseofeachproduct.Nutragen®issolubleatelo-collagenin0.01NHCI,therefore,thepHisapproximately2.0.
Nutragen®collagenisidealforcoatingofsurfaces,providingpreparationofthinlayersforculturingcells,oruseasasolidgel.Nutragen®collagenisprovidedina50mLvolumeandiscontainedinuser-friendlypackagingforuseandstorage.Nutragen®issterilefilteredandissuppliedasareadytousesolution.
| Parameter,Testing,andMethod | Nutragen®TypeICollagen#5010 |
| SterilizationMethod | Filtration |
| ExtractionMethod | Enzyme-atelocollagen |
| Form | Solution |
| PackageSize | 50mL,1000mL |
| StorageTemperature | 2-10°C |
| ShelfLife | Minimumof6monthsfromdateofreceipt |
CollagenConcentration-Biuret | 5.8-6.8mg/mL |
CollagenPurity-SilverStaining | >99% |
| pH | 1.9-2.1 |
| KineticGelTest(Minutes) | <40 |
| GelFormationTubeTest(Minutes) | <40 |
Fibrillogenesis(AbsorbanceUnits) | >0.5 |
ElectrophoreticPattern-CoomassieBlue | Characteristic |
| Sterility-USPmodified | Nogrowth |
| Endotoxin-LAL | <1.0EU/mL |
| Osmolality(mOsmoH2O/kg) | <35 |
| CellAttachmentAssay | Pass |
| Source | BovineHide |
| HydrogelYoung"sModulusE(Pa) | Characteristic |
DirectionsforUse
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CoatingProcedure
Note:Usetheserecommendationsasguidelinestodeterminetheoptimalcoatingconditionsforyourculturesystem.
- Removerequiredquantityofcollagenfromthebottleanddispenseintoadilutionvessel.
- DiluteNutragen®inwaterto~50to100µg/ml(~1:30).A0.01NHClsolutionmayalsobeused.
- Swirlcontentsgentlyuntilmaterialiscompletelymixed.
- AddappropriateamountofdilutedNutragen®materialtotheculturesurfaceensuringthattheentiresurfaceiscoated.
- Incubateatroomtemperature,covered,for1-2hours.Aspirateanyremainingmaterial.Alternatively,incubateatroomtemperatureuntilsurfaceisdry.
- Afterincubation,aspirateanyremainingmaterial.
- RinsecoatedsurfacescarefullywithsterilemediumorPBS,avoidscratchingsurfaces.
- Coatedsurfacesarereadyforuse.Theymayalsobestoredat2-8°Cdamporairdriedifsterilityismaintained.
3-DGelPreparationProcedure
- Slowlyadd1partofchilled10XPBSor10Xculturemediato8partsofchilledcollagensolutionwithgentleswirling.
- AdjustpHofmixtureto7.0–7.5.Useofsterile0.1MNaOHisrecommended.MonitorpHadjustmentcarefully(pHmeter,phenolred,orpHpaper).
- Adjustfinalvolumetoatotalof10partswithsterilewater.
- Topreventgelation,maintaintemperatureofmixtureat2-10°C.
- Toformgel,warmto37°C.Forbestresultsallowapproximately40minutesforgelformation.
ProductQ&A
WecompletedastudytoshowthatDNAiscompletelydestroyedatpH2,anddemonstratedthatourcollagenproductsdonotcontainDNA.
Thecollagenisfullyhydrolyzed.TheaminoacidanalysisisdoneusingtheWatersAccQ-Tagderivatizationmethod.Duringtheacidhydrolysisstep,asparagine(N)isconvertedtoasparticacid(D)andglutamine(Q)isconvertedtoglutamicacid(E).Tryptophan(W),ifpresent,isdestroyedduringacidhydrolysis.Experimentally,onecandeterminethepicomoles(pmol)ofeachaminoacidperinjecteddetectedusingaminoacidstandards.Fortheconcentrationdetermination,thetotalnumberofpmolofeachaminoacidissummedtogetthetotalpmolofthe18aminoacidsdetected.Thetotalpmolaminoacidsisdividedbythetheoreticalnumberofaminoacidresiduesincollagenbasedonthepublishedsequence.Theresultisthepmolofcollageninjected.Theresultisthenmultipliedbythedilutionand300,000isusedasthecollagenmolecularweighttogettomg/mL.Themolecularweightofcollagenisnotwellagreedupon.
Dilutingwith1XPBS(ratherthanwateror0.01NHCl)wouldhaveaneffectforcoatingpurposes.ItwouldchangethepHofthedilutedcollagensolutionfromacidtoneutralpH.ThepHchangewilltransformthecollagenmoleculesfromamolecularformtoafibrillarform;andthenthenatureofcoatingsurfacewillbechangedfromamonomericcoatingtoafibrillarcoating.
WeusethefollowingantibodiesfromSouthernBiotech:
1.1310-02–GoatAnti-TypeICollagen-FITC
2.1310-08–GoatAnti-TypeICollagen-BIOT
3.7100-05–Streptavidin-HRP
ThemajorcollagenmolecularspeciesinourTypeIcollagenproductsaremonomers(approx.70%),buttherearedimers,trimersandafewpercentagesofoligomerstoo(approx.30%)withsomeminoramountsofcollagenfragments.Thecollagenmonomerisarodshapedmoleculewith300nminlengthand1.5nmindiameter.Thedimer,trimerandoligomerare600nm,900nmandevenlongerinlengthrespectively.Accordingtothecoatingprocedures,thecollagenmoleculesareattachedtothechargedpolystyrenesurfacerandomlybychargeoraffinityinacidconditionsduringthe1-2hrsincubationperiodat37°C,andanyunattachedmaterialsareremovedbyaspirationandrinsing.Therefore,thecoatedsurfaceisasinglelayerofcollagenmonomer,dimer,trimerandoligomermixtures.Thethicknessofthemono-molecularlayerisdependentonhowthosemoleculesareattachedonthesurface.Thecoatingdensitythicknesswouldgenerallybecharacterizedasa1moleculethicknesswhichcouldberangingfromafewnanometerstoafewhundrednanometerswiththewholesurfacebeingcoveredbycollagen.
ThenetchargeofTypeIcollagenproducts’(PureCol®,BovineCollagenandVitroCol®,HumanCollagen)moleculeisdirectlyrelatedtothepH.AtanacidicpH,theaminoacids(zwitterions)alongthecollagenmoleculearepositivelycharged,makingtheentirecollagenmoleculepositive.Attheisoelectricpoint(orzone)ofcollagen,aroundpH7-8,theaminoacidsalongthecollagenmoleculearepositivelyandnegativelycharged,makingthenetchargeofthecollagenmoleculeclosetozero.AtabasicpH,theaminoacidsalongthecollagenmoleculewerenegativelycharged,makingtheentirecollagenmoleculenegative.
Further,thenatureofthechargeofthecollagencoatingsurfacewillbedependentonthetypeofcoatingapplied.ForamonomericcollagencoatingswhenthecollagenisappliedunderanacidicpHcondition,thesurfaceispositivelycharged.IfthesurfaceisrinsedwithpHneutralbufferormediathenitwillchangethechargeofthecollagensurfacenetchargeclosetozero.Fora3Dgelcoating,thecollagenpreparedunderneutralpH;thenetchargeofthecollagensurfaceisclosetozero.
Usingrotaryshadowingtechniqueundertransmissionelectronmicroscopy,itwasfoundthatourcollagen,onaverage,consistsofapproximately80%monomers,13%dimers,trimers,andoligomerswiththeremaining7%collagenfragments.
Yes.ThecollagenmoleculeinPureCol,Nutragen,VitroCol,andallofourotherAtelocollagenproductswerepreparedfromnativecollagenmatrixbypepsintreatmentundercontrolledconditionstoremovethenon-helicalportion,telo-peptides,onlyandthehelicalportionisintact.Inthiscase,theenzymaticactivesitesforMMP(MatrixMetalloproteinase),suchasforMammalianCollagenaseMatrixMetalloproteinase8(MMP-8),onthemoleculewaspreserved.
Thesepepsintreatedcollagenproductsshouldbehaveasnativeintactcollagen.
TGFbetawouldhavebeendigestedwiththepepsinenzymaticdigestionstep.ItwasundetectablebySDSPAGEsilverstainaswell.Wedidn’tdoanyspecificmeasurementsbyELISAhoweverbutpresencesofTGFbetaisnotanticipated.
WeprimarilyusetheBiuretmethod,butwealsouseBCA,AAA,andhydroxyl-prolineassays.
-Collagensolutionsthatarefrozentendtohaveissuesforming3Dhydrogels,andwilllikelynotwork.Thesolutionsshouldstillbegoodfor2Dcoatings.
-Collagensolutionsthatareleftoutatroomtemperatureforextendedperiodsoftimemayshowsignsofdegradation,whichwillaffecttheformationof3Dhydrogels.Itislikelystillfinefor2Dcoatings.
Ourrecommendationisthis:Ifyouareusingtheproductdirectlyforapublication,wehighlysuggestbuyinganewbottleiftheoneyouhavewascompromised.
ProductReferences
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