Definition of Alanine

1. Noun. A crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins.

Generic synonyms: Amino Acid, Aminoalkanoic Acid

Definition of Alanine

1. n. A white crystalline base, C3H7NO2, derived from aldehyde ammonia.

Definition of Alanine

1. an amino acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alanine

1. Alanine is a nonessential amino acid that can be manufactured by the body from other sources as needed. Alanine is one of the simplest of the amino acids and is involved in the energy-producing breakdown of glucose. In conditions of sudden anaerobic energy need, when muscle proteins are broken down for energy, alanine acts as a carrier molecule to take the nitrogen-containing amino group to the liver to be changed to the less toxic urea, thus preventing buildup of toxic products in the muscle cells when extra energy is needed. Because the body easily constructs alanine from other sources, no deficiency state is known. Alanine is found in a wide variety of foods, but is particularly concentrated in meats. (22 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alanine

alamethicin synthetase
Alamo
alamode
alamodes
alamort
alamos
alan
aland
alands
Aland islands
alane
alang
alangs
alanin
alanine (current term)
alanine (current term)
alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase
alanine-oxomalonate aminotransferase
alanine-tRNA ligase
alanines
alanine aminotransferase
alanine carboxypeptidase
alanine endopeptidase
alanine racemase
alanine transaminase
alanins
alannah
alannahs
alanopine dehydrogenase
alanosine

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