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Hydroxyproline is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Hydroxyproline in a sentence

Hydroxyproline meaning

A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue

Synonyms of Hydroxyproline

amino acid aminoalkanoic acid

Using Hydroxyproline

  • The main meaning on this page is: A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
  • Useful related words include: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid.
  • In the example corpus, hydroxyproline often appears in combinations such as: or hydroxyproline, and hydroxyproline, hydroxyproline contents.

Context around Hydroxyproline

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

contents 2× constitute 1×

Sentence patterns with Hydroxyproline

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

glycine x hydroxyproline where x 1× group of hydroxyproline also participates 1× hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine 1× proline and hydroxyproline contents are 1× proline and hydroxyproline contents to 1× proline or hydroxyproline 1× proline or hydroxyproline a fact 1× proline or hydroxyproline constitute about 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine 1× lower proline and 1× proline or hydroxyproline 1× the most common 1× the oh group 1× with glycine accounting 1×

Common sentence endings:

collagen alpha peptides 1× contents to mammals 1× in hydrogen bonding 1× proline or hydroxyproline 1× propeptides in collagen 1× the total sequence 1×

Words around Hydroxyproline

Just before it in the word index:

hydroxymitragynine 3 hydroxymethylfurfural 2 hydroxyls 3 hydroxylation 6 hydroxylated 3 hydroxylase 11

Just after it in the word index:

hydroxytryptamine 2 hydroxytryptophan 4 hydroxyvitamin 2 hydroxyzine 2 hydrozoa 4 hydrozoan 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Hydroxyproline

  • In this selection, "hydroxyproline" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, contents and constitute stand out and add context to how "hydroxyproline" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include glycine x hydroxyproline where x and group of hydroxyproline also participates. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hydroxyproline" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hydroxyproline

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The OH group of hydroxyproline also participates in hydrogen bonding. (10 words)

Proline or hydroxyproline constitute about 1/6 of the total sequence. (11 words)

Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are important for stabilizing collagen by cross-linking the propeptides in collagen. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

With glycine accounting for the 1/3 of the sequence, this means approximately half of the collagen sequence is not glycine, proline or hydroxyproline, a fact often missed due to the distraction of the unusual GX 1 X 2 character of collagen alpha-peptides. (44 words)

The most common motifs in the amino acid sequence of collagen are glycine proline -X and glycine-X-hydroxyproline, where X is any amino acid other than glycine, proline or hydroxyproline. (31 words)

Lower proline and hydroxyproline contents are characteristic of cold-water, but not warm-water fish; the latter tend to have similar proline and hydroxyproline contents to mammals. (27 words)

Example sentences (6)

Lower proline and hydroxyproline contents are characteristic of cold-water, but not warm-water fish; the latter tend to have similar proline and hydroxyproline contents to mammals.

The most common motifs in the amino acid sequence of collagen are glycine proline -X and glycine-X-hydroxyproline, where X is any amino acid other than glycine, proline or hydroxyproline.

Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine are important for stabilizing collagen by cross-linking the propeptides in collagen.

Proline or hydroxyproline constitute about 1/6 of the total sequence.

The OH group of hydroxyproline also participates in hydrogen bonding.

With glycine accounting for the 1/3 of the sequence, this means approximately half of the collagen sequence is not glycine, proline or hydroxyproline, a fact often missed due to the distraction of the unusual GX 1 X 2 character of collagen alpha-peptides.

Common combinations with hydroxyproline

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hydroxyproline" in a sentence?
An example: "Lower proline and hydroxyproline contents are characteristic of cold-water, but not warm-water fish; the latter tend to have similar proline and hydroxyproline contents to mammals." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "hydroxyproline" from authentic English texts.
What does "hydroxyproline" mean?
Hydroxyproline means: A hydroxy derivative of the amino acid proline found in the structural proteins of connective tissue
What are synonyms of "hydroxyproline"?
Common synonyms of "hydroxyproline" include: amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid.
How many example sentences with "hydroxyproline" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "hydroxyproline", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.