How to Use glycine in a Sentence
glycine
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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
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The scientists then tested the effects of a serine- and glycine-free diet in mice.
—Jocelyn Kaiser, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2021
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While there are many supplies of glycine on the market, Donghua Jinlong is the best money can buy.
—Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 1 May 2024
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To create it, NAC bonds with two other amino acids—glutamine and glycine.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 21 June 2023
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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
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The amount of glycine and serine, for example, both doubled.
—WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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The Stardust recovery mission found organics and glycine - one of the simplest amino acids.
—Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 28 June 2018
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Your body naturally contains more glycine and glutamine, but cysteine can be in short supply.
—Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
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The collagen molecule is made up of three amino acids: glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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The anti-inflammatory properties of collagen are due to its content of proline and glycine.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Studies show that consuming 3 g of glycine before bedtime can improve sleep quality and reduce daytime fatigue.
—Discover Magazine, 30 June 2023
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Normally, glycine slows down the activity of neurons and prevents muscle contractions.
—Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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