glycine
n. type of amino acid used in organic synthesis | ||||
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Glycine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Glycine
Noun
1. genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
(synonym) genus Glycine
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
(member-meronym) soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max
Noun
1. genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
(synonym) genus Glycine
(hypernym) rosid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Papilionoideae, subfamily Papilionoideae
(member-meronym) soy, soya, soybean, soya bean, soybean plant, soja, soja bean, Glycine max
glycine
Noun
1. the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
(hypernym) amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid
Glycine Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Glycine
Natural antacid and sweetener. Involved in the syntheses of DNA, phospholipids and collagen. May act as a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter. A nonessential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. Sweet crystalline amino acid obtained especially by hydrolysis of proteins and used especially as an antacid. Helps trigger the release of oxygen to the energy requiring cell making process, important in the body's manufacture of hormones responsible for a strong immune system
Natural antacid and sweetener. Involved in the syntheses of DNA, phospholipids and collagen. May act as a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter. A nonessential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. Sweet crystalline amino acid obtained especially by hydrolysis of proteins and used especially as an antacid. Helps trigger the release of oxygen to the energy requiring cell making process, important in the body's manufacture of hormones responsible for a strong immune system
Glycine Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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glycine (Gly; aminoacetic acid)
(NH2CH2COOH) A naturally occurring aliphatic amino acid , found in large quantities in gelatin.
(NH2CH2COOH) A naturally occurring aliphatic amino acid , found in large quantities in gelatin.
Glycine Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Glycine
Glycine (abbreviated as Gly or G) is the organic compound with the formula HO2CCH2NH2. It is one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in proteins, coded by codons GGU, GGC, GGA and GGG. Because of its structural simplicity, this compact amino acid tends to be evolutionarily conserved in, for example, cytochrome c, myoglobin, and hemoglobin. Glycine is the unique amino acid that is not optically active. Most proteins contain only small quantities of glycine. A notable exception is collagen, which contains about 35% glycine.
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