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Hydroxyproline

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prolinenoun(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.
hydroxyproteinnoun(biochemistry) Any protein containing significant amounts of the hydroxyamino acids serine, threonine and/or tyrosine
polyprolinenoun(biochemistry) A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation
prolylpeptidenoun(biochemistry) A region of a polypeptide or protein containing proline residues
hexaprolinenoun(biochemistry) Six proline units in a peptide
diprolinenoun(biochemistry) Two proline units in a peptide
hydroxyproteomenoun(biochemistry) The set of hydroxyproteins related to a particular genome
protocollagennounA form of collagen prior to its hydroxylation
holokininnounA heptapeptide that is a precursor of certain proteins of connective tissue
holopeptidenoun(biochemistry) A conjugated peptide
oxyproline(biochemistry) a lactam of glutamic acid
procollagennoun(biochemistry) The precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.
prolylalaninenoun(biochemistry) The dipeptide 2-(pyrrolidine-2-carbonylamino)propanoic acid formed by incomplete protein metabolism
verprolinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of actin-binding proteins that are regulators of cytoskeletal organisation in vertebrate cells.
prolidasenoun(biochemistry) A cytosolic dipeptidase that hydrolyzes dipeptides with proline or hydroxyproline at the carboxy terminus (but not Pro-Pro), important in collagen metabolism.
keratohyalinnoun(biology) A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
proteidenoun(biochemistry) A compound consisting of a protein bound to another non-protein molecule.
dehydronnoun(biochemistry) A protein motif composed of a defectively-packed backbone hydrogen bond that acts as an adhesive
preprocollagennoun(molecular biology) The peptide that undergoes post-translational processing to form collagen.
prolaminenoun(biochemistry) any of a class of proteins, high in proline, found in the seeds of cereals

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  • totalhydroxyproline
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