Collagen Structure & Function: Difference between revisions

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The image on the right-hand side has each side chain colored a different color to shown how each individual <scene name='Sandbox_168/Helices/1'>α-helices</scene> interact with the others to form the overall molecule. The <scene name='Sandbox_168/Myscene/1'>active sites</scene>
The image on the right-hand side has each side chain colored a different color to shown how each individual <scene name='Sandbox_168/Helices/1'>α-helices</scene> interact with the others to form the overall molecule. The <scene name='Sandbox_168/Myscene/1'>active sites</scene>
have also been illustrated to point out their positions in the triple-helix.
have also been illustrated to point out their positions in the triple-helix.
[[Image:collagen_(alpha_chain).jpg | thumb | Amino Acid residues in collagen. Glycine, Proline and Hydroxyproline residues present in collagen. ]]


==Function==
==Function==