a nonessential amino acid occurring in most proteins that acts as a neurotransmitter; aminoacetic acid
Word origin
C19: glyco- + -ine2
Examples of 'glycin' in a sentence
glycin
Matrices were obtained by freeze-drying aqueous solutions of three hydrophilic excipients, polyvinylpirrolidone, mannitol and glycin.
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