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alanin

alanin is the archaic form of alanine.

Meaning of alanine

Noun

alanine (countable and uncountable, plural alanines)

  1. (uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins
    • Potatoes can be a good source of alanine.
  2. (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
    • Two alanines are replaced by prolines.

Forms of alanin

pluralalanins

Questions about alanin

What is alanin the archaic form of?
Alanin is the archaic form of alanine.

Words near alanin in the dictionary

  1. alangst
  2. Alani
  3. Alania
  4. Alanian
  5. Alanic
  6. alanin
  7. alaninaemia
  8. alaninaemias
  9. alaninamide
  10. alaninate
  11. alaninates

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