Collagen-IV Protein, Bovine Placenta

Description Bovine Collagen-IV is a natural protein purified from bovine placenta. Collagen-IV is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. Collagen, a major component of the extracellular matrix, is a fibrous protein that provides tensile strength to tissues giving them structural integrity. Collagens contribute to mechanical properties, organization, and shape of tissues. Collagen is the most widely used extracellular matrix (ECM) protein for cell culture, facilitating cell attachment, growth, differentiation, migration, and tissue morphogenesis. Type IV collagen is a major component of the basement membrane, which is the specialized sheet-like ECM of multicellular tissues that exists around certain cell types (e.g., skeletal muscle cells, smooth muscle cells, heart muscle cells, and adipocytes). Source Bovine placenta. Formulation Filtered white lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder. Collagen-IV was lyophilized without additives. Purity Purity > 90.0%. Reconstitution We re