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This page has a few initial scenes, but its content needs to be fleshed out and new scenes created.  
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The collagen sequence is basically (Gly - Pro - hydroxy-Pro)<sub>n</sub>.  
The collagen sequence is typically  (Gly - Pro - hydroxy-Pro)<sub>n</sub>.  


Each  <scene name='Collagen/Collagen_chain/1'>chain</scene> forms an elongated left-handed helix. Three of these chains are associated to a right-handed <scene name='Collagen/1cag/5'>triple helix</scene>.
Each  <scene name='Collagen/Collagen_chain/1'>chain</scene> forms an elongated left-handed helix. Three of these chains are associated to a right-handed <scene name='Collagen/1cag/5'>triple helix</scene>.

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Collagen

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The collagen sequence is typically (Gly - Pro - hydroxy-Pro)n.

Each forms an elongated left-handed helix. Three of these chains are associated to a right-handed .

Every third amino acid is

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  1. Collagen on Wikipedia

Another Jmol tutorialAnother Jmol tutorial

Tutorial which illustrates and describes the 3D structure of collagen

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