Glycine is the simplest and the only one without optical isomer α- amino acid.Glycine derivatives are compounds in which the acidic hydrogen ions in glycine structure are replaced by other groups.

Glycine derivatives are used in industry, agriculture and medicine. It is an effective chelating agent for metal ions in industry; It is used as insecticide, herbicide and plant growth regulator in agriculture; The application of glycine derivatives in medicine is an active research field in recent years. For example, glycine derivatives can enhance the activity of thiamphenicol and Thiamphenicol β-  The drug effect of lactam antibiotics, the intermediate of synthetic antitumor drugs and so on.

Glycine Derivatives Lists