CAS 25718-94-9 appears in our catalog under these names: Glycine, peptides, Polyglycine 500-5,000. Offered by: Chemat, Sigma-Aldrich. Available pack sizes: 5mg, 20mg, 100mg.
Glycine is the simplest (and the only achiral) proteinogenic amino acid, with a hydrogen atom as its side chain. It has a role as a neurotransmitter, a micronutrient, a nutraceutical, a hepatoprotective agent, an EC 2.1.2.1 (glycine hydroxymethyltransferase) inhibitor, a NMDA receptor agonist and a fundamental metabolite. It is a serine family amino acid, an alpha-amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a glycinium. It is a conjugate acid of a glycinate. It is a tautomer of a glycine zwitterion.
Source: ChEBI
| Molecular formula | C2H5NO2 |
|---|---|
| Molecular weight | 75.07 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | 2-aminoacetic acid |
| InChIKey | DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(C(=O)O)N |
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