hydroxyproline
Sign in to save'(2S,4R)-4-Hydroxyproline, or L-hydroxyproline (C5H9O3N), is an amino acid, abbreviated as Hyp or O', e.g., in Protein Data Bank.
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15 sectionsContents
- Structure and discovery
- Production and function
- Animals
- Collagen
- Non-collagen
- Plants
- Protists
- Catabolism
- Clinical significance
- Other hydroxyprolines
- Isomers
- Further modifications
- See also
- References
- External links
'(2S,4R)-4-Hydroxyproline, or L-hydroxyproline (C5H9O3N), is an amino acid, abbreviated as Hyp or O', e.g., in Protein Data Bank.
==Structure and discovery== In 1902, Hermann Emil Fischer isolated hydroxyproline from hydrolyzed gelatin. In 1905, Hermann Leuchs synthesized a racemic mixture of 4-hydroxyproline.