When it comes to the building blocks of life, few molecules are as simple—and as essential—as Glycine. Known as the smallest amino acid in the human body, Glycine may be structurally minimal, but its functions are anything but.

When it comes to the building blocks of life, few molecules are as simple—and as essential—as Glycine. Known as the smallest amino acid in the human body, Glycine may be structurally minimal, but its functions are anything but.