Multiple Choice
Which of the characteristics of collagen structure listed below contrubute to the tensi
Le strength of collagen?
(I) Collagen is made up of a triplet helix where 3 left-handed helices twist together in a right handed sense.
(II) Collagen includes at repeating sequence of amino acids with glycine every 3 amino acids in a helix with about 3 amino acids per turn.
(III) The three left-handed helices are staggered to allow close packing between glycine residues and rigidity from the bulky and inflexible proline/hydroxyproline.
A) I
B) I and II
C) I,II,and III
D) II and III
E) I and III
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