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'''Glycine''' is the smallest of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s.  The ''[[side chain]]'', or ''[[residual group]]'' of glycine is a hydrogen atom.  It is one of the non-polar amino acids.
'''Glycine''' is the smallest of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s.  The ''[[side chain]]'', or ''[[residual group]]'' of glycine is a hydrogen atom.  It is one of the non-polar amino acids.
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Structure of glycine, the smallest amino acid.

Glycine is the smallest of the twenty common amino acids used by living organisms to build proteins. The side chain, or residual group of glycine is a hydrogen atom. It is one of the non-polar amino acids.

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