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alanine

/ˈæləniːn/

alanine noun: a nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins.

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.
    • Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
  2. (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
    • Two alanines are replaced by prolines.

alanine meaning in Tamil, Persian and Vietnamese

alanine in Tamil

அலனீன்

alanine in Persian

nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2
آلانین âlânin

alanine in Vietnamese

nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2
alanin

Synonyms of alanine

Forms of alanine

pluralalanines

Origin of alanine

From aldehyde + -anine, in reference to aldehyde, with the infix -an- for ease of pronunciation, when the German chemist Adolph Strecker first synthesized alanine in 1850 by mixing acetaldehyde (then just known as aldehyde) with ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and hydrochloric acid.

Words formed from alanine

Questions about alanine

What does alanine mean?
Alanine means a nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins.
What is alanine in Tamil?
Alanine in Tamil is அலனீன். See Alanine meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alanine?
Alanine is a noun.
How do you pronounce alanine?
Alanine is pronounced /ˈæləniːn/.
What is the plural of alanine?
The plural of alanine is alanines.

Words near alanine in the dictionary

  1. alaninaemia
  2. alaninaemias
  3. alaninamide
  4. alaninate
  5. alaninates
  6. alanine
  7. alaninemia
  8. alanines
  9. alaninol
  10. alanins
  11. Alanis

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