Technically, it is not an amino acid, but instead an alpha-imino [eye-mee-no] acid.
It is synthesized from glutamate and sometimes converted by posttranslational modification into a hydroxy form, both of which are present in high quantities in collagen. Its built-in bend causes it to destabilize alpha-helices and to also be present in kinks and turns. Technically, it is not an amino acid, but instead an alpha-imino [eye-mee-no] acid. FTP, name this amino acid whose symbol is P.
It is synthesized from glutamate and sometimes converted by posttranslational modification into a hydroxy form, both of which are present in high quantities in collagen.
Proline