Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A simple convergent synthesis of the collagen cross-link pyridinoline starting from glycine is reported. ... Pyridinoline (Pyd; 1; Fig. 1) and deoxypyridinoline (dPyd; 2) are two pyridinium cross-links formed in the mature form of collagen from lysine and hydroxylysine residues. 1 Currently ...