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Q. The major constituent of connective tissue is

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Collagen is the major fibrous (structural) protein of connective tissue, occurring as white fibres produced by fibroblasts. They form upto one third of total body protein of higher vertebrates. It provides high tensile strength (eg, in tendon), without much elasticity. Collagen fibres are composed of masses of tropocollagen molecules, each a triplex helix of collagen molecules.