Plural form of glycyl; multiple chemical groups derived from the amino acid glycine.
Regular plural of 'glycyl.' See 'glycyl' for root etymology.
When a protein has multiple glycyl residues in a row, that region becomes incredibly flexible—this is why gelatin, which is collagen full of glycine, can wiggle and jiggle.
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