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Biomolecules
Proteins: Structure and Types
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- Collagen as fibrous protein
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2002 AIPMT 1 question
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Collagen is : -Collagen is the most abundant protein in the animal body. It is found in connective tissues such as tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bone and skin.
It is a fibrous protein: three polypeptide chains are wound together into a triple helix, forming long, strong, insoluble fibres.
Globular proteins, such as enzymes and haemoglobin, are folded into compact, soluble shapes.
So collagen is a fibrous protein.