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The building blocks that make up all proteins, including collagen, are called amino acids. An essential amino acid is one your body cannot make, so you have to get it from food or dietary supplements. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and is a key constituent of all connective tissues. Collagen provides the infrastructure of the musculoskeletal system, essential for mobility.
Type II collagen is a particular type of collagen prevalent in humans, and is synonymous with the dietary supplements such as shark gelatin and gelatin while in the process of making the collagen more water soluble it can be referred to as solubilized collagen; collagen type II is commonly appreviated as CII, and will be the phrasing used throughout the course of this article for consistency.