Medical University of Bialystok details research in biochemistry.

According to recent research from Bialystok, Poland, "Collagen is responsible for maintenance of connective tissue integrity, and through interaction with integrin receptors may participate in regulation of numerous physiological and pathological processes. An important role in collagen biosynthesis plays prolidase."

"It was previously found that nickel chloride inhibited prolidase activity in Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO-C9). The cells lack any detectable ornithine aminotransferase and P5C synthase activities, and therefore require addition of free proline or…