What is meant and different between structural protein and fictional protien

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Structural Proteins. Structural proteins are the most abundant class of proteins in nature. Collagen is recognized as the most abundant mammalian protein. Structural proteins such as collagen, fibronectin and laminin are utilized in cell culture applications as attachment factors.

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