Lysyl hydroxylase (or procollagen-lysine 5-dioxygenase) is an oxygenase enzyme which catalyzes the hydroxylation of lysine to hydroxylysine. This reaction is involved in the formation and stabilization of collagen.
It requires vitamin C as a cofactor.
A deficiency is associated with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (type 6).
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