Collagen is not given to us once for all. It is constantly undergoing change. It dies and is simultaneously created and constantly supported by chondrocytes, keratinoctes and fibroblasts - the cellular production and renovation works for collagen.

How does it work?

Well, in the teeth, eyes and hair there are biosynthetic processes underway which join at least 19 amino acids in a cyclical pro-collagen sequence. The peptide sequence chain forms a polypeptide chain which contains as many as 1000 amino acids. This "factory" releases cellular fibroblasts which once in extracellular space, join into spirals, usually laevorotatory superhelices.

The development of life on Earth is based on protein. They die completely when their peptide chains break down.

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