The Gly and Pro, as well as modified prolines that have a hy…

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The Gly аnd Prо, аs well аs mоdified prоlines that have a hydroxy group on the Pro ring or (Hyp), are the principal amino acids comprising collagen. Consider this excerpt from this article: Destabilization of osteogenesis imperfecta collagen-like model peptides correlates with the identity of the residue replacing glycineKonrad Beck, Virginia C. Chan, Nigel Shenoy, Alan Kirkpatrick, John A. M. Ramshaw, and Barbara BrodskyPNAS April 11, 2000 97 (8) 4273-4278; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.070050097 “Gly-Pro-Hyp is the most common, as well as the most stabilizing, triplet in collagen (5). The presence of Gly at every third residue is considered essential….” a. If there is a genetic mutation that interrupts this pattern of Gly at every third position, bones do not develop properly. They are characteristically brittle, resulting in a genetic disease known as osteogenesis imperfecta. Why are repeating Gly residues essential to the formation of a proper and strong collagen structure? (1 pts.) b. Vitamin C is required for the biochemical reaction that puts the modifying OH group on a Pro in collagen. How does the presence of this group affect the relative overall strength of the collagen? (1 pts.)

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