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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)

  1. (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.

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Related terms

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