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SHEET /m/glycine · PubChem CID 750 · CAS 56-40-6 · REV 2026.07

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Glycine

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C2H5NO2 · 75.07 g/mol

glycolixir · aminoethanoic acid · glykokoll · glycocoll

What is Glycine?

The simplest amino acid, a building block of protein and collagen that also acts as a calming signal in the nervous system. Found in shellfish. from source

CategoryBody
Chemical familyCarboxylic AcidsAmines
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESC(C(=O)O)N

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PubChem CID
750
Wikidata
Q620730
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