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Glycocoll
Gly′co-coll
,Noun.
[Gr.
γλυκύσ
sweet + κόλλα
glue.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste, formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically, it is amido-acetic acid. Called also
glycin
, and glycocin
. Definition 2024
glycocoll
glycocoll
English
Noun
glycocoll (plural glycocolls)
- (biochemistry) A crystalline nitrogenous substance formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid, and present in bile united with cholic acid; amido-acetic acid.
Synonyms
Related terms
- glycocollic
- phenylglycocoll
- tolylglycocoll
- xylylglycocoll