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 Definitions of alanine  [ˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn]  

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Definition of 'alanine' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) alanine
any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH

Etymology:  (1860–65; al (dehyde ) +-an- (arbitrarily inserted) + -ine2)

Definition of 'alanine' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) alanine
a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins


Definition of 'alanine' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) alanine
a white crystalline base, C3H7NO2, derived from aldehyde ammonia


Definition of 'alanine' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  alanine
A non-essential amino acid that occurs in high levels in its free state in plasma. It is produced from pyruvate by transamination. It is involved in sugar and acid metabolism, increases IMMUNITY, and provides energy for muscle tissue, BRAIN, and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.



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