GLYCINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Glycine mean? 

• GLYCINE (noun)
  The noun GLYCINE has 2 senses:

1. the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane

2. genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean

  Familiarity information: GLYCINE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glycine" is a kind of...):

amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Glycine; Glycine

Hypernyms ("Glycine" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "Glycine"):

Glycine max; soja; soja bean; soy; soya; soya bean; soybean; soybean plant (erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia)

Holonyms ("Glycine" is a member of...):

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)

 Context examples 

Glycine, an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the CNS, triggers chloride ion influx via ionotropic receptors, thereby creating an inhibitory post-synaptic potential.

(Glycine, NCI Thesaurus)

NMDA receptors are proteins that generate electrical signals in response to the neurochemicals glutamate and glycine.

(Eye cells may use math to detect motion, NIH)

D-serine is a selective full agonist at the glycine site of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-type glutamate receptor.

(D-Serine, NCI Thesaurus)

The available cysteine allows cells to synthesize glutathione (GSH), a tripeptide made from amino acids glycine, glutamate and cysteine, thereby maintaining and increasing intracellular GSH concentrations.

(Cysteine-Rich Non-Denatured Whey Protein Isolate IMN1207, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by abnormal accumulation of glycine in the brain and other tissues.

(Glycine Encephalopathy, NCI Thesaurus)

Glycine max contains isoflavones (estrogen-like substances) that are being studied for the prevention of cancer, hot flashes that occur with menopause, and osteoporosis (loss of bone density).

(Glycine max, NCI Dictionary)

In phase II detoxification, liver cells add a substance (such as cysteine, glycine, or a sulfur molecule) to a toxic chemical or drug, to make it less harmful.

(phase II detoxification, NCI Dictionary)

Serine is derived from 3-phospho-D-glycerate, an intermediate of glycolysis, and glycine is derived from serine.

(Glycine, Serine and Threonine Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A process that involves the binding of glycine to a glycine receptor.

(Glycine Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent is also a competitive inhibitor at the glycine modulatory site of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor.

(Cycloleucine, NCI Thesaurus)