polyglycine

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ glycine

Noun

polyglycine (plural polyglycines)

1. (biochemistry) Multiple glycine residues linked together as part of a polypeptide
   • 2015 July 17, “Complete Structure of an Epithelial Keratin Dimer: Implications for Intermediate Filament Assembly”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Glycine loops are characterized by polyglycine repeats punctuated intermittently (every 3–6 residues in the head domain) by aromatic residues [46 ].