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polyglycine

polyglycine noun: multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide.

Noun

polyglycine (plural polyglycines)

  1. Multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide
    • Glycine loops are characterized by polyglycine repeats punctuated intermittently (every 3–6 residues in the head domain) by aromatic residues [46 ].2015 July 17, “Complete Structure of an Epithelial Keratin Dimer: Implications for Intermediate Filament Assembly”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of polyglycine

pluralpolyglycines

Origin of polyglycine

From poly- + glycine.

Questions about polyglycine

What does polyglycine mean?
Polyglycine means multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide.
What part of speech is polyglycine?
Polyglycine is a noun.
What is the plural of polyglycine?
The plural of polyglycine is polyglycines.

Words near polyglycine in the dictionary

  1. polyglycan
  2. polyglycans
  3. polyglycerol
  4. polyglycerol polyricinoleate
  5. polyglycerols
  6. polyglycine
  7. polyglycines
  8. polyglycol
  9. polyglycolic
  10. polyglycolic acid
  11. polyglycolic acids

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