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polyglycines

polyglycines is the plural of polyglycine.

Meaning of polyglycine

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

Questions about polyglycines

What is polyglycines the plural of?
Polyglycines is the plural of polyglycine.

Words near polyglycines in the dictionary

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

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