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glycine
(redirected from [15N]-glycine)

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glycine /gly·cine/ (G) (Gly) (gli´sēn) a nonessential amino acid occurring as a constituent of proteins and functioning as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system; used as a gastric antacid and dietary supplement, and as a bladder irrigation in transurethral prostatectomy.
gly·cine (glsn, -sn)
n.
Abbr. Gly A nonessential amino acid derived from the alkaline hydrolysis of gelatin and used as a nutrient and dietary supplement, also used in biochemical research and in the treatment of certain myopathies.

glycine (Gly)
[glī′sin]
Etymology: Gk, glykys + L, amine, ammonia
a nonessential amino acid occurring widely as a component of animal and plant proteins. Synthetically produced glycine is used in solutions for irrigation, in the treatment of various muscle diseases, and as an antacid and dietary supplement. See also amino acid, protein.
Chemical structure of glycineenlarge picture
Chemical structure of glycine

glycine (glīˑ·sēn),
n a nonessential amino acid used as an adjunct to therapy for schizophrenia. It may also improve memory; have hepatoprotective, kidney protective, and antitumor effects; and benefit those with 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase deficiency and isovaleric anemia. Precaution is advised for patients taking clozapine.
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Glycine.

glycine,
n a nonessential amino acid occurring widely as a component of animal and plant proteins. Synthetically produced glycine is used in solutions for irrigation, in the treatment of various muscle diseases, and as an antacid and dietary supplement.

glycine
a nonessential amino acid, H2N⋅CH2⋅COOH, occurring as a constituent of proteins and functioning as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system; used as a gastric antacid and dietary supplement, and in the treatment of various myopathies. Called also aminoacetic acid. Abbreviation gly.

[15N]-glycine
radioactive glycine used experimentally.
glycine tolerance test
has been used as a liver function test in cows but not a generally used one.

glycine
An inhibitory neurotransmitter that acts at the level of the spinal cord, the receptors for which are distributed in a heterogeneous pattern


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