Definition of Glycine

1. Noun. The simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane.

Generic synonyms: Amino Acid, Aminoalkanoic Acid

2. Noun. Genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean.
Exact synonyms: Genus Glycine
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Papilionoideae, Subfamily Papilionoideae
Member holonyms: Glycine Max, Soja, Soja Bean, Soy, Soya, Soya Bean, Soybean, Soybean Plant

Definition of Glycine

1. an amino acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Glycine

1. The simplest amino acid. It is a common residue in proteins, especially collagen and elastin and is not optically active. It is also a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in spinal cord and brainstem of vertebrate central nervous system. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycine

glyceryl iodide
glyceryl monostearate
glyceryl triacetate
glyceryl tributyrate
glyceryl tricaprate
glyceryl trinitrate
glyceryl trinitrate
glyceryl trinitrate reductase
glycide
glycidic
glycin
glycin
glycinamide ribonucleotide
glycinate
glycine (current term)
Glycine
glycine-rich beta-glycoprotein
glycine-rich beta-glycoproteinase
glycine-succinate cycle
glycine-tRNA ligase
glycines
glycine acyltransferase
glycine agents
glycine amidinotransferase
glycine betaine
glycine cleavage complex
glycine dehydrogenase
glycine hydroxymethyltransferase
Glycine max
glycine methyltransferase

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