glycine

[ glahy-seen, glahy-seen ]

/ ˈglaɪ sin, glaɪˈsin /

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

Nearby words

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

Origin of glycine

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

Also called aminoacetic acid, gly·co·coll

[glahy-kuh-kol] /ˈglaɪ kəˌkɒl/.

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Examples from the Web for glycine

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
Glycine chinénsis, is given to Wistèria, and is the finest climbing shrub of the phaseolious tribe.
The American Flower Garden Directory|Thomas Hibbert
Zein, the principal protein of corn contains no glycine, lysine, or tryptophane.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Glycine frutéscens, a beautiful native climbing shrub, known in our gardens under that name, but is properly Wistèria frutéscens.
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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Medicine definitions for glycine

glycine

[ glī′sēn′, -sĭn ]

n.

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.

Science 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.