hydroxyproline

[ hahy-drok-si-proh-leen, -lin ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C5H9NO3, found chiefly in collagen.

Origin of hydroxyproline

1
First recorded in 1900–05; hydroxy- + proline

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British Dictionary definitions for hydroxyproline

hydroxyproline

/ (haɪˌdrɒksɪˈprəʊliːn, -lɪn) /


noun
  1. an amino acid occurring in some proteins, esp collagen. Formula: (OH)C 4 H 7 N(COOH)

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