Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 2008 Purification and characterization of recombinant collagens/gelatins from transgenic corn seeds Cheng Zhang Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Agriculture Commons, Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Commons, and the Chemical Engineering Commons Recommended Citation Zhang, Cheng, "Purification and characterization of recombinant collagens/gelatins from transgenic corn seeds" (2008). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 15737. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/15737 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Purification and characterization of recombinant collagens/gelatins from transgenic corn seeds by Cheng Zhang A dissertation submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Major: Chemical Engineering Program of Study Committee: Charles E. Glatz, Major Professor Lawrence A. Johnson Patricia A. Murphy Balaji Narasimhan Peter J. Reilly Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2008 Copyright © Cheng Zhang, 2008. All rights reserved. 3325543 3325543 2008 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT iv CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 Motivation and Objectives 1 Dissertation Format 3 Literature Review 3 References 35 CHAPTER 2. PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A 44 kDa RECOMBINANT COLLAGEN I alpha 1 FRAGMENT FROM CORN SEED 44 Abstract 44 Introduction 45 Materials and Methods 50 Results and Discussion 57 Conclusions 70 Acknowledgements 70 References 71 CHAPTER 3.