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Glycine vs Alanine - What's the difference?

glycine | alanine |

As a proper noun glycine

is .

As a noun alanine is

(amino acid|uncountable) a nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins.

glycine

English

(wikipedia glycine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

    • Synonyms

    * when used as a flavour enhancer * Gly as a monomer in proteins

    alanine

    English

    (wikipedia alanine)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (amino acid, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins
    • Potatoes can be a good source of alanine .
  • (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
    • Two alanines are replaced by prolines.

    Synonyms

    * Ala