Definition of "glycine" [glycine]

• A sweet-tasting crystalline nonessential amino acid, C2H5NO2, that is the principal amino acid occurring in sugar cane. The simplest amino acid found in protein, it is derived from the alkaline hydrolysis of gelatin and used in biochemical research and medicine. (noun)
• Variant of glycin. (noun)

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• "Besides production situation, this report also provides answers to the key issues in Chinese glycine industry as follows."
• "The soybean is a legume belonging to the genus glycine, which is related to clover, peas, and alfalfa."
• "Naurex has used these discoveries to generate novel chemical drug classes known as glycine site functional partial agonists (GFPAs)."