Assertion: glycine | /r/HasProperty | the smallest amino acid
Facets:
value: with no side chain
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Because glycine is the smallest amino acid with no side chain, it plays a unique role in fibrous structural proteins.
text: Because glycine is the smallest amino acid with no side chain, it plays a unique role in fibrous structural proteins.
text: Glycine is the smallest amino acid; which, although apparently trivial by its very simple structure, H 2 N CH 2 COOH, has two special properties that make it vital in life chemistry, both for structural purposes, and as a chemical reagent.