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old but interesting research article [2017]:
Extracellular glycine is necessary for optimal hemoglobinization of erythroid cells
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5541866/"Vertebrate heme synthesis requires three substrates: succinyl-CoA, which regenerates in the tricarboxylic acid cycle, iron and glycine. For each heme molecule synthesized, one atom of iron and eight molecules of glycine are needed."