Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2022
The leading role in the process of dentin and cementum mineralization belongs to osteocalcin protein that has a high ability to bind calcium ions due to the presence of residues of a certain modified amino acid in its polypeptide chain. Name this amino acid:
Answer options
- γ -aminopropionic amino acid
- β -carboxyaspartic amino acid
- γ-carboxyglutamic amino acid
- β-alanine
- γ -aminobutyric amino acid
Correct answer
γ-carboxyglutamic amino acid
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