Synonym for elastin ... <protein> Glycoprotein (70 kD) randomly coiled and cross linked to form elastic fibres that are found in connective tissue. Like collagen, the amino acid composition is unusual with 30% of residues being glycine and with a high proline content. Cross linking depends upon formation of desmosine from four lysine side gro...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-las′ti-sin Synonyms: elastin
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Elasticin: See: Elastin.
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elastin, elasticin 1. The essential constituent of yellow elastic connective tissue which is brittle when dry, but when moist is flexible and elastic. 2. An extracellular connective tissue protein that is the principal component of elastic fibers in the middle layer of arteries. Elastin functions in connective tissue together with collagen. Where...
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