Wang H M, Chan J, Pettigrew D W, Sodek J
Biochim Biophys Acta. 1978 Mar 28;533(1):270-7. doi: 10.1016/0005-2795(78)90571-8.
Viscometric assays were used to demonstrate the activity of thermolysin (EC 3.4.24.4) on native type III collagen in solution. Analysis of the reaction products by sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and electron microscopic visualisation of segment long spacing aggregates demonstrated localised cleavage of the collagen in the collagenase susceptible region.