Glycine Definition

glīsēn, -sĭn
glycines
noun
A sweet nonessential amino acid, CH2(NH2)COOH: it is the simplest amino acid and does not have mirror image isomeric forms.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Glycine
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the subfamily Faboideae — various beans, including the soybean.

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Other Word Forms of Glycine

Noun

Singular:
glycine
Plural:
glycines

Origin of Glycine

  • Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) +‎ -ine

    From Wiktionary

  • glyc(o)– –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Glycine Sentence Examples

  • This belongs to a class of medicine called the glycine antagonists.

  • The small hydrogen side chain of the glycine amino acids permits the backbone torsion angles to adopt unusual conformations.

  • Evidence for both an enhancement and an inhibition of water transport when the amino acid glycine is added have been found by different researchers.

  • The cartridges also contain mannitol, glycine and dibasic sodium phosphate.

  • Using isotopic tracers, it was initially found that N & C atoms of heme are derived from glycine and acetate.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLY

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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