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glycine (amino acid)

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002917

A non-essential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. It is also a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002917
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsaminoacetic acid
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoamino acids; neurotransmitters; glycine receptors; N-substituted glycines; aminoethoxyvinylglycine
TranslationsSpanish: glicina (aminoácido)
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002917",
  "term": "glycine (amino acid)",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A non-essential amino acid. It is found primarily in gelatin and silk fibroin and used therapeutically as a nutrient. It is also a fast inhibitory neurotransmitter.",
  "synonyms": [
    "aminoacetic acid"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "amino acids",
    "neurotransmitters",
    "glycine receptors",
    "N-substituted glycines",
    "aminoethoxyvinylglycine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "glicina (aminoácido)"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/glycine-amino-acid/"
}

Record 2,917 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.