tropocollagen
1tropocollagen — noun Date: 1954 a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix …
2tropocollagen — Subunit from which collagen fibrils self assemble: generated from procollagenby proteolytic cleavage of the extension peptides …
3tropocollagen — tro·po·col·la·gen (trō pə kŏlʹə jən, trŏp ə ) n. The molecular component of a collagen fiber, consisting of three polypeptide chains coiled around each other. * * * …
4tropocollagen — The fundamental units of collagen fibrils, consisting of three helically arranged polypeptide chains. * * * tro·po·col·la·gen .träp ə käl ə jən, .trōp n a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix * * …
5tropocollagen — tro·po·collagen …
6tropocollagen — n. the molecular unit of collagen. It consists of a helix of three collagen molecules: this arrangement confers on the fibres structural stability and resistance to stretching …
7tropocollagen — trop•o•col•la•gen [[t]ˌtrɒp əˈkɒl ə dʒən, ˌtroʊ pə [/t]] n. bio the protein substance from which collagen fibers are formed • Etymology: 1950–55 …
8tropocollagen — ¦träpə, rōpəˌ noun Etymology: trop (I) + collagen : a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix …
9Тропоколлаген (Tropocollagen) — структурная единица коллагена. Три полипептидные цепи (около 1000 аминокислот каждая), скручиваясь, образуют молекулу тропоколлагена размерами 380 х 1,5 нм. Каждая спираль состоит из многократно повторяющихся триад аминокислот, из которых третья… …
10Collagen — Tropocollagen triple helix Collagen /ˈkɒlədʒɨn/ is a group of naturally occurring proteins found in animals, especially in the flesh and connective tissues of mammals.[1] It is the main component of connectiv …
