Collagen vs. Biotin

Collagennoun

(biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.

Collagennoun

The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue.

Collagennoun

a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

Collagennoun

the main structural protein found in skin and other connective tissues, widely used in purified form for cosmetic surgical treatments

Collagen

Collagen () is the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix found in the body's various connective tissues. As the main component of connective tissue, it is the most abundant protein in mammals, making up from 25% to 35% of the whole-body protein content.

Biotinnoun

(vitamin) A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.

Biotinnoun

a B vitamin (C10H16N2O3S) that aids in body growth; - called also vitamin H and coenzyme R. It functions as a coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions.

Biotinnoun

a B vitamin that aids in body growth

Biotin

Biotin, also called vitamin B7, is one of the B vitamins. It is involved in a wide range of metabolic processes, both in humans and in other organisms, primarily related to the utilization of fats, carbohydrates, and amino acids.