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单词 glycine
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Definition of glycine in English:

glycine

noun ˈɡlʌɪsiːnˈɡlaɪsin
mass nounBiochemistry
  • The simplest naturally occurring amino acid, which is a constituent of most proteins.

    〔生化〕甘氨酸,氨基乙酸

    Chemical formula: H₂NCH₂COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • All of these silks are composed of protein chains in which the amino acids glycine, alanine, and serine dominate.
    • The overall photorespiratory cycle is also linked to amino acid metabolism in that glycine, serine, glutamate, and glutamine are metabolized at high rates.
    • Also, a combination of the amino acids glycine, alanine and glutamic acid can relieve symptoms of prostatitis.
    • These are the proteins cysteine, glycine, glutamic acid and the antioxidant metal selenium.
    • The first five amino acids obtained were glycine, proline, threonine, glycine, and threonine.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek glukus 'sweet' + -ine4.

Definition of glycine in US English:

glycine

nounˈɡlīsēnˈɡlaɪsin
Biochemistry
  • The simplest naturally occurring amino acid. It is a constituent of most proteins.

    〔生化〕甘氨酸,氨基乙酸

    Chemical formula: H₂NCH₂COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These are the proteins cysteine, glycine, glutamic acid and the antioxidant metal selenium.
    • The overall photorespiratory cycle is also linked to amino acid metabolism in that glycine, serine, glutamate, and glutamine are metabolized at high rates.
    • All of these silks are composed of protein chains in which the amino acids glycine, alanine, and serine dominate.
    • The first five amino acids obtained were glycine, proline, threonine, glycine, and threonine.
    • Also, a combination of the amino acids glycine, alanine and glutamic acid can relieve symptoms of prostatitis.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek glukus ‘sweet’ + -ine.

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