Collagen contains specific amino acids – Glycine, Proline, Hydroxyproline and Arginine. These amino acids have a regular arrangement in each of the three chains of these collagen subunits.

Hydroxyproline is a component of collagen, the basis of all connective tissues: tendons, bones, and cartilages. Therefore, the team assumed that increased hydroxyproline levels might be the cause ...

HYDROXYPROLINE, a nonessential imino acid, occurs in the body almost exclusively in collagen, where it accounts for 13 per cent of the total amino acids. 1 Man excretes hydroxyproline in the urine ...

AUXIN-INDUCED cell elongation can be inhibited by a variety of substances1. Among these inhibitors are the ammo-acid antagonists canavanine2, β-2-thienylalanine3 and ethionine4,5. This has been ...

Extract: Rates of urinary excretion of total hydroxyproline by 38 normal fullsize male infants were determined on 176 occasions. Each urine collection period was 72 hours. When the period of urine ...