collagen binding

Term ID

GO:0005518

Synonyms

Definition

Binding to collagen, a group of fibrous proteins of very high tensile strength that form the main component of connective tissue in animals. Collagen is highly enriched in glycine (some regions are 33% glycine) and proline, occurring predominantly as 3-hydroxyproline (about 20%). 0198506732

References

Ontology

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