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<applet load="Glycine.pdb" size="300" frame="true" caption="Glycine is the most simple amino acid." color="white" align="right" /> | <applet load="Glycine.pdb" size="300" frame="true" caption="Glycine is the most simple amino acid." color="white" align="right" /> | ||
Glycine is the most simple [[amino acid]]. It's [[R-group]] is one hydrogen atom. Because it has a hydrogen atom as its R-group, glycine is the only achiral amino acid. Glycine has a high degree of rotational freedom and is frequently found in [[β-hairpin]] turns along with [[proline]]. | Glycine is the most simple [[amino acid]]. It is a [[peptide]]. It's [[R-group]] is one hydrogen atom. Because it has a hydrogen atom as its R-group, glycine is the only achiral amino acid. Glycine has a high degree of rotational freedom and is frequently found in [[β-hairpin]] turns along with [[proline]]. | ||
==Representations== | ==Representations== | ||
The <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_ballandstick/1'>ball and stick</scene> representation of glycine does not show the true size and shape of the molecule. The <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_spacefill/1'>spacefill</scene> representation shows size and shape but hides structure behind the surface. This <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_stick/1'>stick</scene> representation shows only bonds, and is better for seeing through layers of a large molecule. In this view, the <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_backbone/1'>peptide backbone</scene> is highlighted. | The <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_ballandstick/1'>ball and stick</scene> representation of glycine does not show the true size and shape of the molecule. The <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_spacefill/1'>spacefill</scene> representation shows size and shape but hides structure behind the surface. This <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_stick/1'>stick</scene> representation shows only bonds, and is better for seeing through layers of a large molecule. In this view, the <scene name='Glycine/Emartz_backbone/1'>peptide backbone</scene> is highlighted. | ||