Which of the following statements about collagen is incorrect. Select one: Colla

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Which of the following statements about collagen is incorrect. Select one: Collagen contains "non-standard" amino acids, including one called called hydroxyproline (Hyp) The individual strands that make up the collagen helix themselves have a helical secondary structure Collagen is a water soluble protein found in bone and connective tissue Collagen has a triple-helix structure made up of three peptide strands, and forms long fibrous proteins The separate peptide strands in the collagen helix are held together by H-bonds between hydroxylysine and hydroxyproline

Explanation / Answer

Statment c. is incoorect because collagen is a insoluble fibrous protien but the statement discribes the water solubility of the collagen.

Rest of the statements are correct about the collagen.

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