glycine

[ glahy-seen, glahy-seen ]

/ ˈglaɪ sin, glaɪˈsin /

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noun Biochemistry.

a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, H2NCH2COOH, the simplest amino acid: used chiefly in organic synthesis and biochemical research. Abbreviation: Gly; Symbol: G

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Also called aminoacetic acid, gly·co·coll

[glahy-kuh-kol]. /ˈglaɪ kəˌkɒl/.

Origin of glycine

First recorded in 1850–55; glyc- + -ine²

Words nearby glycine

glyceryl monoacetate, glyceryl trinitrate, glyceryl trioleate, glyceryl tripalmitate, glycin, glycine, glycine amidinotransferase, glycinuria, glyco-, glycocalyx, glycocholate

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How to use glycine in a sentence

They found that all these bacteria had the gene for an enzyme that could remove glycine.
Stinky success: Scientists identify the chemistry of B.O.|Alison Pearce Stevens|September 15, 2020|Science News For Students
Zein, the principal protein of corn contains no glycine, lysine, or tryptophane.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The plant generally known as Soja hispida is by modern botanists referred to Glycine soja.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882|Various
The chief cultivation appears to be Coix, Glycine, and some rice, but the produce seemed very small.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

The only cultivation is potatoes, a few years since introduced, and which answers admirably, some turnips and Glycine tuberosa.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
Glycine chinénsis, is given to Wistèria, and is the finest climbing shrub of the phaseolious tribe.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert

British Dictionary definitions for glycine

glycine

/ (ˈɡlaɪsiːn, ɡlaɪˈsiːn) /

noun

a nonessential amino acid occurring in most proteins that acts as a neurotransmitter; aminoacetic acid

Word Origin for glycine

C19: glyco- + -ine ²

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Medical definitions for glycine

glycine

[ glī′sēn′, -sĭn ]

A nonessential amino acid derived from the alkaline hydrolysis of gelatin and used as a nutrient and dietary supplement, also used in biochemical research and in the treatment of certain myopathies.

Scientific definitions for glycine

glycine

[ glī′sēn′, -sĭn ]

A nonessential amino acid. Glycine is the simplest amino acid. Chemical formula: C2H5NO2. See more at amino acid.