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4-hydroxyproline — 4 Hydroxy 2 pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid; the trans l isomer is a pyrrolidine found among the hydrolysis products of collagen; not found in proteins other than those of connective tissue. A vitamin C deficiency will result in impaired formation of… … Medical dictionary
hydroxyprolinemia — A metabolic disorder characterized by mental retardation and microscopic hematuria in some patients; associated with enhanced plasma concentration and urinary excretion of free hydroxyproline because of a deficiency of hydroxyproline … Medical dictionary
4-oxoproline reductase — SYN: 4 hydroxyproline oxidase … Medical dictionary
Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv … Wikipedia
cell — cell1 cell like, adj. /sel/, n. 1. a small room, as in a convent or prison. 2. any of various small compartments or bounded areas forming part of a whole. 3. a small group acting as a unit within a larger organization: a local cell of the… … Universalium
Amino acid — This article is about the class of chemicals. For the structures and properties of the standard proteinogenic amino acids, see Proteinogenic amino acid. The generic structure of an alpha amino acid in its unionized form … Wikipedia
Hypersensitive response — The hypersensitive response (HR) is a mechanism, used by plants, to prevent the spread of infection by microbial pathogens. The HR is characterized by the rapid death of cells in the local region surrounding an infection. The HR serves to… … Wikipedia
Antioxidant — Model of the antioxidant metabolite glutathione. The yellow sphere is the redox active sulfur atom that provides antioxidant activity, while the red, blue, white, and dark grey spheres represent oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and carbon atoms,… … Wikipedia
List of biomolecules — This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that describe particular biomolecules or types of biomolecules.This list is not necessarily complete or up to date if you see an article that should be here but isn t (or one that shouldn t be here but … Wikipedia
hyperprolinemia — A metabolic disorder characterized by enhanced plasma proline concentrations and urinary excretion of proline, hydroxyproline, and glycine; autosomal recessive inheritance. Type I h. is associated with … Medical dictionary
