API reference
Aminoacetic acid
- CAS number
- 56-40-6
- Molecular formula
- C2H5NO2
- Molecular weight
- 75.07 g/mol

About this molecule
Glycine is the simplest (and the only achiral) proteinogenic amino acid, with a hydrogen atom as its side chain. It has a role as a neurotransmitter, a micronutrient, a nutraceutical, a hepatoprotective agent, an EC 2.1.2.1 (glycine hydroxymethyltransferase) inhibitor, a NMDA receptor agonist and a fundamental metabolite. It is a serine family amino acid, an alpha-amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a glycinium. It is a conjugate acid of a glycinate. It is a tautomer of a glycine zwitterion.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 2-aminoacetic acid
- InChIKey
- DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C(C(=O)O)N
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 25718-94-9 · 18875-39-3
- PubChem CID
- 750
Also known as
glycine · 2-Aminoacetic acid · aminoacetic acid · Aminoethanoic acid · Glycocoll · Glycolixir · Glycosthene · Aciport
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