How to Use hydroxyproline in a Sentence

hydroxyproline

noun
  • The collagen found in our bodies is made up of several amino acids, including glycine, proline, hydroxyproline, and arginine.
    Elise Deming, Rdn, Ldn, Philly.com, 2018-02-26
  • The supplements specifically contain high amounts of three amino acids that are key building blocks for collagen synthesis in the body: glycine, proline and hydroxyproline.
    Lisa Drayer, CNN, 2019-10-17
  • But one method, called HYP, extracted and purified a sample of a single amino acid, hydroxyproline, from the collagen sample.
    Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 2018-06-18

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