Procollagen
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Procollagen is a noun meaning (biochemistry) The precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.
Meaning
(biochemistry) The precursor of collagen; it is formed in fibroblasts and converted to collagen by a peptidase.
Word Forms
- procollagens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include preprocollagen, protocollagen, procollagenase, telocollagen, collagenation, collagen.
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