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Evidence Summary

Glycine acts as an endogenous agonist at glycine receptors (GlyRs) in brain reward regions and may modulate dopamine transmission; however, oral glycine supplementation at 0.12 g/kg raised serum glycine by 125% but did not reduce alcohol craving or consumption in individuals with AUD (PMID: 41189445). Glycine transporter-1 (GlyT1) inhibition has been explored as a pharmacological strategy for erythropoietic protoporphyria and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia, with the former showing significant protoporphyrin-IX reduction (PMID: 41390126) but the latter failing to improve cognition in large phase 3 trials (PMID: 41233083). Glycine also plays a structural role in collagen triple helix formation as part of the repeating Gly-Xaa-Yaa sequence (PMID: 41931485).

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Effective Dose

No established dose from provided studies