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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 [[ | 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 acids|amino acid]], with a [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]] atom as a side chain - this means glycine is the only [[Amino acids|amino acid]] which does not have a chiral [[Carbon|carbon]] atom<ref name="Glycine">Priv.-Doz. B. Kirste. (01-23-1998). Glycine. Available: http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/bio/aminoacid/glycin_en.html. Last accessed 23-11-2010.</ref>. | ||
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Revision as of 12:51, 23 November 2010
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 atom as a side chain - this means glycine is the only amino acid which does not have a chiral carbon atom[1].
- ↑ Priv.-Doz. B. Kirste. (01-23-1998). Glycine. Available: http://www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/chemistry/bio/aminoacid/glycin_en.html. Last accessed 23-11-2010.