Table 1.
Residues per collagen molecule
| ||
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Amino acid | Ligament (collagen type I) | Cartilage (collagen type II) |
Bruck/control | Bruck/control | |
Hyl | 20.5/21.3 | 42.4/43.7 |
G-Hyl | Not determined | 8.2/9.6 |
GG-Hyl | Not determined | 12.5/10.4 |
HP | 0.28/0.41 | 1.2/1.6 |
LP | 0.018/0.020 | 15.6/20.5 |