Leimzucker

PubChem Notes:

Glycine A non-essential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. It is also a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter.

Glycine - definition from Biology-Online.org

[(Science: amino acid, physiology) 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.

MediLexicon glycine - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'glycine'

[1. The simplest amino acid; a major component of gelatin and silk fibroin; used as a nutrient and dietary supplement, and in solution for irrigation; used in the treatment of isovaleric acidemia.

Molecular Formula: C2H5NO2


InChI: InChI=1/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)/f/h4H

InChIKey: InChIKey=DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-JLSKMEETCN
SMILES: NCC(O)=O

CAS number 56-40-6

Names:
    Acetic acid, amino-
    Aminoacetic acid
    Aminoessigsäure
    aminoethanoic acid
    glycine
    Glycine
    Gly
    G
    Gly
    Glycin
    glycine
    Glycine
    GLYCINE
    glycine
    Glycocoll
    Glykokoll
    Glyzin
    Hgly
    H2N‒CH2‒COOH
    Leimzucker
    2-aminoacetic acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 750
    Beilstein =635782
    CAS 56-40-6 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 15428
    chemPDB GLY
    Gmelin 1808
    Kegg C00037
    PubChem ID 10323812
    PubChem ID 3339
    UM-BBD c0559