Polyglycine
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 ]."
Example
More examples"Glycine loops are characterized by polyglycine repeats punctuated intermittently (every 3–6 residues in the head domain) by aromatic residues [46 ]."
Etymology
From poly- + glycine.
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