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A crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen
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hydroxyproline
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Wiktionary
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n. (context biochemistry English) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid ''proline'' found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
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n. a crystalline amino acid obtained from gelatin or collagen
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
hydroxyproline \hydroxyproline\ n. A crystalline amino acid ( C5H9NO3 ), a hydroxylated proline, obtained by hydrolysis of gelatin or collagen. Chemically it is 4-hydroxy-L-proline. It is classified as nonessential for growth in rats.
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(2 S ,4 R )-4-Hydroxyproline , or L-hydroxyproline ( C H O N ), is a common non-proteinogenic amino acid , abbreviated as Hyp , e.g., in Protein Data Bank .