glycyl

glycyl [glahy-suh l]Biochemistry Word Origin adjective

1. of or relating to a glycinic residue present in a polypeptide or protein.

noun

2. the acyl radical C2H4NO of glycine.

Origin of glycyl First recorded in 1900–05; glyc(ine) + -yl glycyl in Medicine glycyl [glī′səl] n.

1. A univalent acyl radical of glycine.