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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.
Collagen Type II also provides 60 percent collagen protein. Collagen protein is unique in containing the amino acids hydroxylysine and hydroxyproline. In a study using hydrolyzed collagen, the subjects receiving collagen had significantly higher blood levels of hydroxyproline than those receiving placebo.iven the importance of HA for healthy skin and joints, its high turnover and ânormalâ decrease with aging, an effective, absorbable source of HA is highly desirable. Fortunately a bioavailable source of HA is now available: chicken sternum type II collagen.