Products 25718-94-9

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.

Structural formula: {0} (CAS {1})

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

Identity
Molecular formulaC2H5NO2
Molecular weight75.07 g/mol
IUPAC name2-aminoacetic acid
InChIKeyDHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESC(C(=O)O)N

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