Medical Definition of Glycine betaine

1. A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. See: biogenic amines. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycine Betaine

glycidyls
glycin
glycinal
glycinals
glycinamide ribonucleotide
glycinate
glycinates
glycine
glycine-rich beta-glycoprotein
glycine-rich beta-glycoproteinase
glycine-succinate cycle
glycine-tRNA ligase
glycine acyltransferase
glycine agents
glycine amidinotransferase
glycine betaine (current term)
glycine cleavage complex
glycine dehydrogenase
glycine hydroxymethyltransferase
glycine methyltransferase
glycine receptor
glycine reductase
glycine synthase
glycine transamidinase
glycinergic
glycines
glycinin
glycinium
glycinol
glycins

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