Glycine cleavage system

Glycine cleavage system

The glycine cleavage system refers to a series of metabolic processes that are triggered in response to high concentrations of the amino acid glycine. [cite journal |author=Kikuchi G |title=The glycine cleavage system: composition, reaction mechanism, and physiological significance |journal=Mol. Cell. Biochem. |volume=1 |issue=2 |pages=169–87 |year=1973 |month=June |pmid=4585091 |doi=10.1007/BF01659328 |url=] The glycine cleavage system allows excess glycine to feed into the citric acid cycle, allowing the generation of energy. The first step in this process is achieved by the glycine decarboxylase complex.

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