pentaglycine

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noun

An oligopeptide (or section of a protein) consisting of five glycine amino acids

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Meanings

nounpentaglycine (countable and uncountable, plural pentaglycines)

plural pentaglycines

  1. countableuncountableAn oligopeptide (or section of a protein) consisting of five glycine amino acids

Origin

From penta- + glycine.

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APA

pentaglycine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaglycine

MLA

“pentaglycine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaglycine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentaglycine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaglycine.

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