Biosynthesis of the α chains of collagen
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Karl A. Piez
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Article
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1970
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The α chains of collagen are synthesized like other proteins by the sequential addition of amino acids beginning at the amino‐terminal end and continuing for over 1000 amino acids. In addition to amino acid assembly, hydroxylation of certain prolyl and lysyl residues is required to comp