alanine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(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).
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(countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
Two alanines are replaced by prolines.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| alanines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
phosphoalanine · polyalanine · alanyl · alaninamide · dihydroxyphenylalanine · alaninol · enalapril · pentaalanine · phenylalanine · hyperalaninemia · oligoalanine · homoalanine · dehydroalanine · cyclohexylalanine · hyperalaninuria
Synonyms
Translations (30)
de Alanin (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · bg аланин (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · it alanina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · eo alanino (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ca alanina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · cmn 丙氨酸 (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ky аланин (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · pl alanina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ko 알라닌 (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · kk аланин (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · es alanina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ru алани́н (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · fa آلانین (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · vi alanin (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · mn аланин (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · hu alanin (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · cs alanin (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ro alanină (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ja アラニン (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · fr alanine (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · el αλανίνη (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · gl alanina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · sv alanin (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · fi alaniini (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · io alanino (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · ga alainín (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · pt alanina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · da alanin (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · sk alanín (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2) · mi aranina (nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2)