The wellness industry is seeing a surge in veganism and clean beauty, leading to the rise of plant-based collagen. While ...

HYDROXYPROLINE, a nonessential imino acid, occurs in the body almost exclusively in collagen, where it accounts for 13 per cent of the total amino acids.1 Man excretes hydroxyproline in the urine i ...

Speculation: The increase in the amount of hydroxyproline excreted in urine during the first few days of life may prove to be of value in assessing normal and abnormal rates of perinatal growth.

SINCE nearly all the hydroxyproline in the body is found in collagen, it has been suggested 1–3 that abnormal amounts of hydroxyproline may be excreted in conditions which alter the metabolism ...

IN the past few years an increasing interest has developed in the determination of urinary hydroxyproline as an index of the metabolism and turnover of collagen. Recent experimental1 , 2 and clinic ...

Hydroxyproline increases levels of HIF-1α presumably by inhibiting its degradation. These new findings allow the suggestion that there is a regulatory axis from glutamine to proline and collagen ...

Anomalously high hydroxyproline indices are not very uncommon in children admitted for treatment of malnutrition in Kampala. They indicate, at present, a bad prognosis.

A team of researchers found out that children with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) have increased levels of the amino acid hydroxyproline.