Hydroxylysine

Hydroxylysine is an amino acid, C6H14N2O3. It is most widely known as a component of collagen. A standard amino acid with the R' group consisting of an amino terminated butyl hydrocarbon chain, with a hydroxyl group on the carbon atom before the amino group. See also lysine which lacks the hydroxyl group of hydrolysine.

Structure is: NH2 - CH2 - CH(OH) - CH2 - CH2 - CH(NH2)COOH

The number of hydrogens vary depending on the ionization state of the molecule's carboxyl and amino groups.

External links

More in depth information about the biological context of hydroxylysine at University of Oulu

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