Glycine

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Glycine

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	amino acid transporter
gptkbp:biosynthesisFrom	serine
gptkbp:CASNumber	56-40-6
gptkbp:catabolismTo	carbon dioxide ammonia
gptkbp:chemicalFormula	C2H5NO2
gptkbp:chirality	false
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Henri_Braconnot
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1820
gptkbp:foundIn	collagen Proteins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Glycine
gptkbp:isEssentialAminoAcid	false
gptkbp:isNonpolar	true
gptkbp:isProteinCoding	true
gptkbp:isSmallestAminoAcid	true
gptkbp:isSweetTasting	true
gptkbp:IUPACName	gptkb:Aminoacetic_acid
gptkbp:meltingPoint	233 °C (decomposes)
gptkbp:molecularWeight	75.07 g/mol
gptkbp:pKa	2.35 9.78
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:creatine hemoglobin glutathione purines porphyrins
gptkbp:sideChain	Hydrogen atom
gptkbp:solubility	25 g/100 mL (25 °C)
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:livestock analytical chemistry buffer solutions herbicides pharmaceuticals cosmetics fertilizers food industry protein sequencing nutritional supplements biochemical research IV solutions antacids cell culture media electrophoresis buffers
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:food pharmaceuticals buffer
gptkbp:zwitterionAtPh	7
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fabaceae
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5