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Glycine

Glycine

IUPAC name 2-Aminoacetic acid
Other names Aminoethanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 56-40-6
PubChem 750
SMILES
ChemSpider ID 730
Properties
Molecular formula C2H5NO2
Molar mass 75.07 g mol−1
Density 1.1607 g/cm3
Melting point

233 °C (decomposition)

Solubility in water 25 g/100 mL
Supplementary data page
Structure and
properties
n, εr, etc.
Thermodynamic
data
Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data UV, IR, NMR, MS
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their
standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox referenc

Glycine (abbreviated as Gly or G) is the organic compound with the formula NH2CH2COOH.

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Strecker amino acid synthesis

The Strecker amino acid synthesis, devised by Adolph Strecker, is a series of chemical reactions that synthesize an amino acid from an aldehyde (or ketone).

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Amino acid synthesis

Amino acid synthesis is the set of biochemical processes (metabolic pathways) by which the various amino acids are produced from other compounds.

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