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glycine

Simplest amino acid, and one of the main components of proteins. When purified, it is a sweet, colourless crystalline compound.

Glycine was found in space in 1994 in the star-forming region Sagittarius B2. The discovery is important because of its bearing on the origins of life on Earth. Glycine is the only biogenic amino acid that is not chiral.
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Glycine molecules in the comet samples contain more of the heavyversion, or isotope, of carbon than earthly glycine does, Elsila reported.
Comet halo holds ingredient for life; smallest amino acid could have ... by Ehrenberg, Rachel / Science News
The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather than rare," said Carl Pilcher, one of the space agency's top astrobiologists.
Life-giving compound found in space by AFP / AFP American Edition
The discovery of glycine in a comet supports the idea that the fundamental building blocks of life are prevalent in space, and strengthens the argument that life in the universe may be common rather than rare," said Carl Pilcher, one of the space agency's top astrobiologists.
Life-giving compound found in space by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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