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The course of lysine hydroxylation during collagen biosynthesis

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OSTI ID:1098267
Lysine is the obligatory precursor of the 5-hydroxylysine of collagen in rats and presumably in other species. Hydroxylysine, either fed or injected, is not incorporated into collagen. It seems probably that lysine is hydroxyated as a bound amino acid during the course of collagen synthesis. The biochemical mechanism of the introduction of the hydroxyl group onto the number 5 carbon atom of lysine has been studied recently, using lysine labeled with tritium in specific positions.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-2)-GEN-16
OSTI ID:
1098267
Report Number(s):
BNL--9476; CONF-650823--1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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