Glycine

Glycine is one of the 20 common amino acids found in proteins. In mammals, glycine is a non-essential amino acid, meaning it does not need to be present in the diet.

Glycine has the smallest functional group (hydrogen) of any of the amino acids.

One Letter Code | Three Letter Code | Molecular Wt. (Daltons) | Genetic Code Codons
G | GLY | 57.06 | GGU, GGC, GGA, GGG

Glycine is an allosteric inhibitor of glutamine synthetase, an enzyme with a central role in nitrogen metabolism in the cell.

See also - Table 5.1, Genetic Code, Glutathione, Metabolism of Serine, Glycine, and Threonine, Essential Amino Acids, Titration Curve of Glycine

INTERNET LINK: Gly, Ser, Thr Metabolism