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glycine-The smallest of the amino acids. The chemical name is aminoacetic acid. This is one of the nonessential amino acids and occurs in a variety of dietary proteins.

It is glycogenic (can be used to produce glycogen), is used in many biochemical reactions in the body, including purine ( chemical component of DNA and RNA) formation, and is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Glycine is also made into preparations as a dietary supplement, gastric antacid, and for bladder irrigation [for transurethral prostatectomy patients (removal of the prostate gland)]