Glycine

Molecular formula

Description

White crystalline powder, sweet taste; Molecular Formula: C₂H₅NO₂; Molecular Weight: 75.07; CAS No.: 56-40-6; Non-essential amino acid, the smallest amino acid, a constituent amino acid of glutathione.

Main Applications

As a non-essential amino acid and the smallest of the amino acids, glycine plays a central role in the synthesis of glutathione, one of the body's principal endogenous antioxidants, which underpins its use in sports nutrition as well as in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulations. It is also widely utilized as a buffering and sweetening agent in flavors and fragrances, and serves as a key intermediate in the synthesis of glyphosate herbicide.