oxyprolinen.
/ˌɒksɪˈprəʊliːn/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈproʊˌlin/, /ˌɑksiˈproʊlən/ Biochemistry.
= hydroxyproline n. at hydroxy- comb. form 3.
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1910 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 32 398 The nitrogenous decomposition products furnished by boiling the proteins with acids..are as follows: Ammonia, histidine, arginine,..phenylalanine, α-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid, oxyproline and humin substances.
1935 A. K. Anderson Essent. Physiol. Chem. xvi. 177 The pyrrol rings are present in the amino acids proline and oxyproline.
1972 Biol. Abstr. 54 4493/2 As silicosis progressed the quartz and oxyproline content in the lungs increased.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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