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Sunday, June 26, 2011

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:03 AM PDT

Synthetic collagen has a wide range of applications in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and in the food industry. For proper function in animals a certain number of prolines within the protein need to be hydroxylated. Researchers report that for the first time the alpha 1 chain of type 1 collagen has been produced in maize with similar levels of proline hydroxylation to human collagen.

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