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Proline vs Hydroxyproline - What's the difference?

proline | hydroxyproline |

As nouns the difference between proline and hydroxyproline

is that proline is a nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins while hydroxyproline is a hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue.

proline

English

(wikipedia proline)

Noun

  • (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

    • Synonyms

    * Pro

    hydroxyproline

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia hydroxyproline)
  • (biochemistry) A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue