proline

About 0.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

Similar words

diketopiperazine glycyl amide hydroxyproline polyproline diproline prolylpeptide prolamine prolamin alanine

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Word family

prolines