Official EU label nameGlossary entry 11259

GLYCINE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:56-40-6

EC:200-272-2

Ingredient index records:

GLYCINE

Ph. Eur. name: glycinum

Cosmetic functions: ANTISTATIC, BUFFERING, HAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING

Glycine

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3 matched or reported names

GLYCINEglycineglycinum

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name GLYCINE.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 56-40-6

CAS 56-40-6PubChem CID 750

Glycine

Glycine is the simplest (and the only achiral) proteinogenic amino acid, with a hydrogen atom as its side chain. It has a role as a neurotransmitter, a micronutrient, a nutraceutical, a hepatoprotective agent, an EC 2.1.2.1 (glycine hydroxymethyltransferase) inhibitor, a NMDA receptor agonist and a fundamental metabolite. It is a serine family amino acid, an alpha-amino acid and a proteinogenic amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a glycinium. It is a conjugate acid of a glycinate. It is a tautomer of a glycine zwitterion. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-aminoacetic acid

Molecular formula: C2H5NO2
Molecular weight: 75.07 g/mol
Exact mass: 75.032028402 Da
XLogP3: -3.2
Topological polar surface area: 63.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

aminoacetic acidAminoethanoic acidGlycocollGlycolixirGlicoaminGlycostheneAciportPadil

16 more reported names

Hampshire glycineAmitoneLeimzuckerAcetic acid, amino-AminoazijnzuurSucre de gelatineGlicinaGLY (IUPAC abbrev)GlycinumGlyzinFEMA No. 3287Acido aminoaceticoAcide aminoacetiqueAcidum aminoaceticumGlykokollAminoessigsaeure

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:15428
ChEMBL:CHEMBL773
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9020667
PubMed:29968805
PubMed:25026896
PubMed:23121935
PubMed:23118971
PubMed:23118727
PubMed:23118561
PubMed:23113265
PubMed:23113206
PubMed:23112257
PubMed:23111133
PubMed:23110124
PubMed:23110057

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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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