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.
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.]
