polyglycine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

poly- +‎ glycine

Noun[edit]

polyglycine (plural polyglycines)

  1. (biochemistry) Multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide
    • 2015 July 17, “Complete Structure of an Epithelial Keratin Dimer: Implications for Intermediate Filament Assembly”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Glycine loops are characterized by polyglycine repeats punctuated intermittently (every 3–6 residues in the head domain) by aromatic residues [46 ].
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