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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 [[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>. | 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>. | ||
Glycine has a function outside of the cell. It is a [[Neurotransmitter|neurotransmitter]] at nerve cells.Its function lies at chemical synapses where its role as a neurotransmitter is to allow rapid signalling from cell to cell. <ref>Molecular biology of the cell,4th edition, 2002, Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson , Julian Lewis, Martin Raff , Keith Roberts and Peter Walter. Page 764</ref> | Glycine has a function outside of the cell. It is a [[Neurotransmitter|neurotransmitter]] at nerve cells. Its function lies at chemical synapses where its role as a [[Neurotransmitter|neurotransmitter]] is to allow rapid signalling from cell to cell. <ref>Molecular biology of the cell,4th edition, 2002, Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson , Julian Lewis, Martin Raff , Keith Roberts and Peter Walter. Page 764</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:28, 29 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].
Glycine has a function outside of the cell. It is a neurotransmitter at nerve cells. Its function lies at chemical synapses where its role as a neurotransmitter is to allow rapid signalling from cell to cell. [2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Molecular biology of the cell,4th edition, 2002, Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson , Julian Lewis, Martin Raff , Keith Roberts and Peter Walter. Page 764