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alanine

[ al-uh-neen, -nin ]
/ ˈæl əˌnin, -nɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CH3CH(NH2)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Abbreviation: Ala; Symbol: A

Nearby words

  1. alamán, lucas,
  2. alan,
  3. alanbrooke,
  4. alani,
  5. alania,
  6. alanine aminotransferase,
  7. alannah,
  8. alans,
  9. alant starch,
  10. alanyl

Origin of alanine

1860–65; al(dehyde) + -an- (arbitrarily inserted) + -ine2
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British Dictionary definitions for alanine

alanine

/ (ˈæləˌniːn, -ˌnaɪn) /

noun

a nonessential aliphatic amino acid that occurs in many proteins

Word Origin for alanine

C19: from German Alanin, from al (dehyde) + -an- (euphonic infix) + -in -ine ²
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Medicine definitions for alanine

alanine

[ ăl′ə-nēn′ ]

n.

A crystalline amino acid that is a constituent of many proteins.
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Science definitions for alanine

alanine

[ ăl′ə-nēn′ ]

A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C3H7NO2. See more at amino acid.
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