Abstract:
Using the method of dynamic light scattering, it was found that the rate of collagen cleavage under the influence of bacterial collagenase decreases by almost 4 times when protein molecules are doped with Cr$^{3+}$ ions, and when the enzyme activator of Zn$^{2+}$ ions is added, it increases by 1.3 times. Based on the experimental data, the reaction rate constants $k_1$ were calculated. It was found that when collagen molecules are tanned with a chromium salt, it becomes more resistant to degradation in solutions containing zinc ions than in solutions with the addition of calcium ions, as we described in earlier works.