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bunton33 bunton33
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13 years ago
Collagen is composed of three subunits, the alpha chains. The alpha chains are formed individually and they then interact with each other to form the triple-helical collagen molecule. Discuss the structure of collagen, how the triple helix forms, and the forces that hold it together.
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13 years ago
Collagen is made up of three left handed helices each consisting of 3 residues per turn twisted over each other in a right handed manner. Gly-Pro- hyPro is often the repeating units. The well packed collagen triple helix forms bundles and are stabilized by lysine –histidine and other crosslinks.
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13 years ago
thanks again bio-man.
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13 years ago
You're welcome Burton33; I've been real busy lately, will work on the next question soon.
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