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tropocollagen

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tropocollagen /tro·po·col·la·gen/ (tro?po-kol´ah-jen) the basic structural unit of all forms of collagen; it is a helical structure of three polypeptides wound around each other.
tro·po·col·la·gen (trp-kl-jn, trp-)
n.
The molecular component of a collagen fiber, consisting of three polypeptide chains coiled around each other.
tropocollagen
the molecular unit of all forms of collagen; it is a helical structure of three polypeptides.


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