glycine

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- 1.1 Noun
  - 1.1.1 Synonyms
  - 1.1.2 Translations

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Glycine

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glycine (plural glycines)

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

[edit] Synonyms

E640 when used as a flavour enhancer
Gly as a monomer in proteins

[edit] Translations

amino acid

Danish: glycin (da)
Esperanto: glicino (eo)
French: glycine (fr) f.
German: Glycin (de) n.

Ido: glicino (io)
Polish: glicyna (pl) f.
Romanian: glicină (ro) f.
Spanish: glicina (es) f.

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