alanine
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Definition of alanine
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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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noun
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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.”
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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.
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