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. 1999 Feb 2;96(3):1054–1058. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.3.1054

Table 1.

Lysylhydroxylation and crosslinking in ligament and cartilage

Residues per collagen molecule
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