Glycine

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Glycine (family Leguminosae, subfamily Papilionatae) A genus of 9 species of herbs that are native to Asia and Australia. G. max is the soya bean, which was probably first domesticated in northeastern China and is now widely cultivated in warm temperate regions, mainly for its oil, the oilseed cake used for live-stock feed, a flour made from the beans, and soy source, which is made from the fermented and processed seeds.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

glycine

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glycine A non‐essential amino acid, chemically the simplest of the amino acids, it is amino‐acetic acid, CH2NH2COOH. It has a sweet taste (70% of the sweetness of sucrose) and is sometimes mixed with saccharin as a sweetening agent. Known at one time as collagen sugar.

A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER

glycine

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glycine A sweet-tasting amino acid that, besides being a component of proteins, is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter for fast synapses in the spinal cord of vertebrates. Glycine is also required for opening of NMDA-type glutamate receptors.

A Dictionary of Biology

glycine

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gly·cine / ˈglīsēn/ • n. Biochem. the simplest naturally occurring amino acid, H2NCH2COOH. It is a constituent of most proteins.

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glycine

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glycine The simplest alpha-amino acid, and the only one not to exhibit optical activity.

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences MICHAEL ALLABY

glycine

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glycine The simplest alpha amino acid, and the only one not to exhibit optical activity.

A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY

glycine

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glycine (gly-seen) n. see amino acid.

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