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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|chiral]] [[Carbon|carbon]] [[Atom|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|chiral]] [[Carbon|carbon]] [[Atom|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>, so it does not form stereoisomers therefore will not have L or D configurations. | ||
Glycine has a function outside of the [[Cell|cell]]. It plays a vital role in the [[ | Glycine has a function outside of the [[Cell|cell]]. It plays a vital role in the [[Central nervous system|central nervous system]] as is acts as a [[Neurotransmitter|neurotransmitter]] in chemical synapses <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>.<br> | ||
Glycine has two [[Hydrogen|hydrogens]] attatched to the alpha carbon and is found in flexible areas of proteins due to its short side chain. | Glycine has two [[Hydrogen|hydrogens]] attatched to the alpha carbon and is found in flexible areas of proteins due to its short side chain. | ||
Revision as of 11:47, 29 November 2012
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], so it does not form stereoisomers therefore will not have L or D configurations.
Glycine has a function outside of the cell. It plays a vital role in the central nervous system as is acts as a neurotransmitter in chemical synapses [2].
Glycine has two hydrogens attatched to the alpha carbon and is found in flexible areas of proteins due to its short side chain.
References
[3]http://www.acnp.org/g4/gn401000008/default.htm
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.acnp.org/g4/gn401000008/default.htm