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Glycine vs Homoallylglycine - What's the difference?

glycine | homoallylglycine |

As a proper noun glycine

is .

As a noun homoallylglycine is

(organic chemistry) any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins.

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

    homoallylglycine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of a class of homoallyl derivatives of glycine that are used to introduce alkene functionality into proteins