Collagen Type I (definition)

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ψ ψ	Collagen Type I

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Definition: The most common form of fibrillar collagen. It is a major constituent of bone (BONE AND BONES) and SKIN and consists of a heterotrimer of two alpha1(I) and one alpha2(I) chains.

precursors: coord IM with PROCOLLAGEN (IM)
See Also Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Other names Procollagen, Type I; Collagen, Type I; Collagen, Type 1; alpha2 Type 1 Collagen; alpha1 Type 1 Collagen; alpha-2 Type 1 Collagen; Type I Procollagen; Type I Collagen; Type 1 Collagen; Pro alpha 2 Collagen; Pro alpha 1 Collagen; Collagen alpha2(I); Collagen alpha1(I); Collagen Type I, alpha2 Subunit; Collagen Type I, alpha1 Subunit; Collagen Type I, alpha1 Chain; Procollagen Type I; Collagen Type I, alpha2 Chain

Substance	Categories	Source
osteoplant angiostad	*Collagen Type I.	Minerva Stomatol 2008 Apr;57(4):189-98
collagen tripeptide Ctp, human	*Collagen Type I.	Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2007 Nov;71(11):2680-7
collagen type I, alpha 1 chain	*Collagen Type I.	Dev Growth Differ 2000 Jun;42(3):249-56
alpha 2(I) collagen	Collagen Type I. Pharma Action* Enzyme Inhibitors	Cancer Res 1999 May 1;59(9):2059-63
collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide	Peptides Collagen Type I Biological Markers.	Eur J Biochem 1987;165(2):427

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012
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