Medical

glycine cleavage complex

Also found in: Acronyms.

gly·cine cleav·age com·plex

a complex of several proteins that catalyze the reversible reaction of glycine with tetrahydrofolate to produce CO₂, NH₃, and N⁵,N¹⁰-methylenetetrahydrofolate; a deficiency of this enzyme (or one of its subunits) will result in nonketotic hyperglycinemia.

Synonym(s): glycine synthase

All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.