glycine

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q620730
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glycine

Summary

glycine is a type of chemical entity[1]. glycine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,471 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • glycine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • glycine's physically interacts with is recorded as Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 1[4].
  • glycine's physically interacts with is recorded as Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2A[5].
  • glycine's physically interacts with is recorded as Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2B[6].
  • glycine's physically interacts with is recorded as Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2C[7].
  • glycine's physically interacts with is recorded as Glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2D[8].
  • glycine's physically interacts with is recorded as G protein-coupled receptor class C group 6 member A[9].
  • glycine's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(=O)O)N[10].
  • glycine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂H₅NO₂[11].
  • glycine is a type of proteinogenic amino acid[12].
  • glycine is a type of dispensable amino acids[13].
  • glycine is part of anaerobic glycine catabolic process[14].
  • glycine is part of glycine catabolic process to isobutanol[15].
  • glycine is part of response to glycine[16].
  • glycine is part of cellular response to glycine[17].
  • glycine is part of glycine secretion[18].
  • glycine is part of glycine transmembrane transporter activity[19].
  • glycine is part of glycine:sodium symporter activity[20].
  • glycine is part of glycine-gated chloride ion channel activity[21].
  • glycine is part of synaptic transmission, glycinergic[22].
  • glycine is part of glycine transport[23].
  • glycine is part of glycine import across plasma membrane[24].
  • glycine is part of glycine import into mitochondrion[25].
  • glycine is part of collagen[26].
  • glycine is used for medication[27].

Why It Matters

glycine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,471 views/month).[2] glycine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] glycine is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2364477
    Medical condition treated peptic ulcer disease
    Subject has role Glycinergic, neurotransmitter, primary metabolite
    Instance of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531216905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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