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Type | powder |
Country | Ukraine |
Weight | 500 g |
Type of packaging | pack |
Price per serving | 0.572 gr |
Glycine (aminoacetic acid, aminoethanoic acid) is the simplest proteinogenic amino acid. Used as a nootropic.
Glycine is a part of many proteins and biologically active compounds. Porphyrins and purine bases are synthesized from glycine in living cells.
It is a neurotransmitter amino acid that exhibits parallel dualistic action. Glycine receptors are found in many areas of the brain and spinal cord. By binding to receptors (encoded by the GLRA1, GLRA2, GLRA3 and GLRB genes), glycine causes an "inhibitory" effect on neurons, reduces the release of "stimulating" amino acids such as glutamic acid from neurons, and increases the release of GABA. Glycine also binds to specific sites on NMDA receptors and thus facilitates signal transduction from the excitatory neurotransmitters glutamate and aspartate. In the spinal cord, glycine leads to inhibition of motor neurons, which allows the use of glycine in neurological practice to eliminate increased muscle tone.