Glycine
C₂H₅NO₂·75.032 g/mol·Amino Acids·CID 750
Amino AcidNeurotransmitter
The simplest amino acid — the only one without a chiral center. A major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord. Found abundantly in collagen (every third residue). Sweet-tasting, used as a food additive.
IUPAC: 2-aminoacetic acid
Also known as: 56-40-6, 2-Aminoacetic acid, aminoacetic acid, Aminoethanoic acid, Glycocoll (+14 more)
Molecular Structure
Molecular Propertiesmass · H-bonds · stereo
Molecular Weight
75.070g/mol
Exact Mass
75.032028Da
Monoisotopic Mass
75.032028Da
XLogP
-3.2
Polar Surface Area
63.3Ų
Complexity
42
Formal Charge
0
H-Bond Donors
2
H-Bond Acceptors
3
Rotatable Bonds
1
Heavy Atoms
5
Stereo Centers
0
Bond Stereo
0
Drug-Likeness (Lipinski's Rule of Five)
✓ 75.1 g/mol
MW ≤ 500
✓ -3.2
LogP ≤ 5
✓ 2
H-bond donors ≤ 5
✓ 3
H-bond acceptors ≤ 10
Passes all rules — good oral bioavailability predicted