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Glycine is one of the 20 [[Amino_acids|amino acids]].
Glycine is one of the 20 [[Amino acids|amino acids]].  It's three letter code is Gly, and it's [[Single letter amino acid codes|single letter code]] is G. It is the simplest amino acid, with a hydrogen as a side chain - this means glycine is the only amino acid which does not have a chiral carbon atom.

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Glycine is one of the 20 amino acids.  It's three letter code is Gly, and it's single letter code is G. It is the simplest amino acid, with a hydrogen as a side chain - this means glycine is the only amino acid which does not have a chiral carbon atom.