glycine
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- n the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane
- n genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
- Key chemical which staves off muscular fatigue is glycine, one of the 14 amino acids necessary for life.
- It proved to contain at least three amino acids (glycine, alpha-alanine and beta-alanine).
- Almost a dozen diet-food producers have approached Adolph's Food Products, which manufactures a sugar substitute composed mainly of glycine, an amino acid.