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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>A distinctive feature of collagen is the regular arrangement of [[amino acid]]s in each of the three chains of these collagen subunits. The sequence often follows the pattern [[glycine|Gly]]-[[proline|Pro]]-X or Gly-X-[[hydroxyproline|Hyp]], where X may be any of various other amino acid residues. Proline or hydroxyproline constitute about 1/6 of the total sequence. With glycine accounting for the 1/3 of the sequence, this means approximately half of the collagen sequence is not glycine, proline or hydroxyproline, a fact often missed due to the distraction of the unusual GX<sub>1</sub>X<sub>2</sub> character of collagen alpha-peptides. The high glycine content of collagen is important with respect to stabilization of the collagen helix as this allows the very close association of the collagen fibers within the molecule, facilitating hydrogen bonding and the formation of intermolecular cross-links. This kind of regular repetition and high glycine content is found in only a few other fibrous proteins, such as silk [[fibroin]].</div>FuzzyBot