glycine
a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, H2NCH2COOH, the simplest amino acid: used chiefly in organic synthesis and biochemical research. Abbreviation: Gly; Symbol: G
Origin of glycine
1- Also called aminoacetic acid, gly·co·coll [glahy-kuh-kol]. /ˈglaɪ kəˌkɒl/.
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How to use glycine in a sentence
Boiling hydrochloric acid converts it into benzoic acid and glycocoll.
It is readily hydrolysed by hot caustic alkalis to benzoic acid and glycocoll.
On reduction it yields ammonia and glycocoll (aminoacetic acid).
As is shown by the various syntheses of the base, it is the methyl hydroxide of dimethyl glycocoll.
British Dictionary definitions for glycine
/ (ˈɡlaɪsiːn, ɡlaɪˈsiːn) /
a nonessential amino acid occurring in most proteins that acts as a neurotransmitter; aminoacetic acid
Origin of glycine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for glycine
[ glī′sēn′, -sĭn ]
A nonessential amino acid. Glycine is the simplest amino acid. Chemical formula: C2H5NO2. See more at amino acid.
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