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Proline vs Glycine - What's the difference?

proline | glycine |

In amino acid terms the difference between proline and glycine

is that proline is a nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins while glycine is a nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid.

proline

English

(wikipedia proline)

Noun

  • (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C5H9NO2 found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

    • Synonyms

    * Pro

    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