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Collagen
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This page has a few initial scenes, but its content needs to be fleshed out and new scenes created. | This page has a few initial scenes, but its content needs to be fleshed out and new scenes created. | ||
| - | <scene name='Collagen/ | + | The collagen sequence is basically (Gly - Pro - hydroxy-Pro)<sub>n</sub>. |
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| + | Each <scene name='Collagen/Collagen_chain/1'>chain</scene> forms an elongated helix (phi, psi = ). Three of these chains are associated to a <scene name='Collagen/1cag/5'>triple helix</scene>. | ||
Every third amino acid is <scene name='Collagen/1cag/1'>a glycine</scene> | Every third amino acid is <scene name='Collagen/1cag/1'>a glycine</scene> | ||
Revision as of 21:05, 21 March 2009
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This page has a few initial scenes, but its content needs to be fleshed out and new scenes created.
The collagen sequence is basically (Gly - Pro - hydroxy-Pro)n.
Each forms an elongated helix (phi, psi = ). Three of these chains are associated to a .
Every third amino acid is
Additional Information
Another Jmol tutorial
Tutorial which illustrates and describes the 3D structure of collagen
Proteopedia Page Contributors and Editors (what is this?)
Karl Oberholser, Alexander Berchansky, Michal Harel, Ala Jelani, Jaime Prilusky, Eric Martz, Eran Hodis, David Canner, Judy Voet, Tilman Schirmer
