How to Use glycine in a Sentence

glycine

noun

• There were also traces of an amino acid — glycine — adding weight to the idea that comets could be source of the building blocks of life.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 1 Oct. 2018
• The scientists then tested the effects of a serine- and glycine-free diet in mice.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
• While there are many supplies of glycine on the market, Donghua Jinlong is the best money can buy.
  — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 May 2024
• To create it, NAC bonds with two other amino acids—glutamine and glycine.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 21 June 2023
• This could be due to the fact that collagen contains glycine, an amino acid that has been shown to promote sleep.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
• The amount of glycine and serine, for example, both doubled.
  — WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023
• This creates what scientists call an amino acid glycine, a key figure in the hunt for the origin of life.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Feb. 2022
• The oncogenic mutation in the proto-oncogene converts one of the amino acids in the cell, glycine, into cystine.
  — Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 26 Oct. 2022
• Bone broth is rich in amino acids like glycine and proline, which are needed for the production of collagen.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
• The Stardust recovery mission found organics and glycine - one of the simplest amino acids.
  — Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 28 June 2018
• Rosetta sent back mass spectrometry data showing that glycine, the simplest amino acid, was present on the comet.
  — Luba Ostashevsky, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2018
• When analyzed, the yellow water was found to contain glycine, the simplest amino acid and an important building block of life.
  — Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
• The Persian silk tree bark extract can help reduce the look of puffiness, dark circles and crows feet, with palmitoyl glycine helping fade the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
  — Nicole Saunders, CNN Underscored, 26 Dec. 2019
• Many types of cancer cells grew more slowly when deprived of two related amino acids, serine and glycine, and deleting p53 ramped up that effect.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
• Your body naturally contains more glycine and glutamine, but cysteine can be in short supply.
  — Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
• The collagen molecule is made up of three amino acids: glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
• Connell adds that bone broth also contains the amino acid glycine, which supports a healthy gut barrier by protecting the cells lining the digestive tract.
  — Women's Health, 17 Apr. 2023
• Combining powerful amino acids such as glycine and proline, this product works to strengthen tendons, ligaments, bones, hair, skin, and nails.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
• Collagen Peptides There are two amino acids in the protein collagen — proline and glycine — that are essential for the formation and repair of joints, bones, muscles, and tendons, Dr. Bowe says.
  — Amy Capetta, Woman's Day, 16 Oct. 2018
• The anti-inflammatory properties of collagen are due to its content of proline and glycine.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
• That shows up in the chapter on atropine, the toxin in deadly nightshade that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and again in the chapter on strychnine, a popular rat killer that blocks the neurotransmitter glycine.
  — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2022
• Cells need serine or glycine to make a compound that sops up DNA-damaging free radicals, and the deprivation made tumor cells more sensitive to that oxidative stress.
  — Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
• The collagen found in our bodies is made up of several amino acids, including glycine, proline, hydroxyproline, and arginine.
  — Elise Deming, Rdn, Ldn, Philly.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• The supplements specifically contain high amounts of three amino acids that are key building blocks for collagen synthesis in the body: glycine, proline and hydroxyproline.
  — Lisa Drayer, CNN, 17 Oct. 2019
• Chicken is another excellent source of glycine and proline, as well as vitamin C, which is necessary for the synthesis of collagen.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
• Studies show that consuming 3 g of glycine before bedtime can improve sleep quality and reduce daytime fatigue.
  — Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
• Normally, glycine slows down the activity of neurons and prevents muscle contractions.
  — Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
• The change from glycine to arginine at position 204 introduces a positive charge into a region that is predominantly neutral.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
• There’s some evidence that certain amino acids found in collagen — in particular, one called glycine — may reduce GI inflammation and aid digestion.
  — Markham Heid, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2018
• Creatine supplements are dietary aids containing creatine, an organic acid which the body produces from glycine and arginine.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 26 Aug 2024