The Twenty

Atlas/Gly

G

Glycine

Gly

HydrophobicNon-essentialHydrophobic57 Da

Hydrogen — no true side chain

  • The only proteinogenic amino acid that is not chiral.
  • Smallest residue; its flexibility often appears in tight turns.

Mastery: unseen

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Structure of Glycine
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