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hydroxyproline
[ hahy-drok-si-proh-leen, -lin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
hydroxyproline
/ -lɪn; haɪˌdrɒksɪˈprəʊliːn /
noun
- an amino acid occurring in some proteins, esp collagen. Formula: (OH)C 4 H 7 N(COOH)
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