glycine

IPA: gɫˈaɪsin

(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C₂H₅NO₂ found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

Examples of "glycine" in Sentences

Growth hormones such as glycine, glutamines and amino acids can help you grow taller.
The soybean is a legume belonging to the genus glycine, which is related to clover, peas, and alfalfa.
Some amino acids, such as glycine, glutamine and, among others arginine, combine with and neutralize toxins.
Besides production situation, this report also provides answers to the key issues in Chinese glycine industry as follows.
Naurex has used these discoveries to generate novel chemical drug classes known as glycine site functional partial agonists (GFPAs).
Covalent linkage of a PKG-specific substrate analogue was localized in the catalytic core on residues 356-372, also known as the glycine-rich loop, essential for ATP binding.
A substance such as glycine (this name too comes from the Greek word for "sweet"), which is not related to the sugars and does not possess an ordinary hydroxyl group, is sweet to the taste.