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Collagen Structure & Function

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Collagen

Introduction

Collagen is a member of a naturally occurring protein family. In nature is is found in animals and is responsible for a variety of biological functions.

Molecular Structure

Collagen takes the form of a triple helix.

Collagen-Related Disorders

There are currently close to 30 different types of collagen that have been identified.

Type I Type II Type III Type IV Type V



PDB ID 1cag

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1cag, resolution 1.85Å ()
Ligands:
Non-Standard Residues:
Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBsum, RCSB
Coordinates: save as pdb, mmCIF, xml


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