alanine

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alanine

/ˈæləniːn/

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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.

noun alanines

uncountable A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins Potatoes can be a good source of alanine.
countable A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid Two alanines are replaced by prolines.

Similar: A, Ala

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noun

Similar: A, Ala

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noun nonessential amino acid; C3H7NO2

Español	alanina
한국어	알라닌 allanin
日本語	アラニン aranin
中文	丙氨酸 bǐng'ānsuān
Português	alanina
Français	alanine
Deutsch	Alanin
Italiano	alanina
Ελληνικά	αλανίνη alaníni
Română	alanină
Русский	алани́н alanín
Tiếng Việt	alanin

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@misc{alanine_2026,
  title = {alanine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alanine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}