title: The biochemistry of collagen.
abstract: Collagen synthesis and subsequent extracellular stabilization and turnover are multi-step processes. The sequence of events in these processes is reviewed and correlated with collagen pathologies.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D003095:Collagen Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006900:Hydroxylation; D008239:Lysine; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D011392:Proline / Q000378:metabolism; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011498:Protein Precursors; D003094:Collagen; D011392:Proline; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D003012:Microbial Collagenase; D008239:Lysine