Uses
Glycylglycine is a derivative of Glycine (G615990), a non-essential amino acid that enhances N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor mediated synaptic potentials in the neocortex of rats. Glycine is also being used as adjuvant therapy for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the salt twice from 95% EtOH. Single crystals are formed by slow evaporation of an aqueous solution. [Parthasarathy Acta Cryst (B) 25 509 1969, Mellon & Hoover J Am Chem Soc 73 3879 1951, Garfinkel & Edsall J Am Chem Soc 80 3818 1958, Beilstein 4 IV 2469.]
