glycine

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”) +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪˌsin/ === Noun === glycine (countable and uncountable, plural glycines) (biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, amino-acetic acid, C2H5NO2 found in most proteins but especially in sugar cane; the simplest amino acid. ==== Synonyms ==== aminoacetic acid (IUPAC name) E640 (when used as a flavour enhancer) Gly (as a monomer in proteins) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === glycine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡli.sin/ === Etymology 1 === From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús) +‎ -ine. ==== Noun ==== glycine f (plural glycines) (botany) wisteria ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Romanian: glicină === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== glycine f (plural glycines) (biochemistry) glycine Synonym: glycocolle === Further reading === “glycine” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35). “glycine”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “glycine”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette “glycine” in Dictionnaire Le Robert. “glycine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012