alanine

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ala glycine serine a amino acid tryptophan cysteine asparagine glutamic acid proline glutamine threonine arginine valine leucine
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Hypernyms

amino acid aminoalkanoic acid

Phrases with the word

alanine-rich alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidase alanine aminopeptidase alanine aminotransferase

Anagrams

Linnaea Elianna

Examples

De-aminated alanine, cysteine, glycine, serine, and threonine are converted to pyruvate and can consequently either enter the citric acid cycle as oxaloacetate (an anaplerotic reaction) or as acetyl-CoA to be disposed of as CO 2 and water. Source: Internet

Alanine aminotransferase concentrations decreased similarly in both arms. Source: Internet

Isomerism The two enantiomers of alanine, D-alanine and L-alanine The alpha amino acids are the most common form found in nature, but only when occurring in the L-isomer. Source: Internet

It was shown that MSK1 phosphorylated histone H2A on serine 1, and mutation of serine 1 to alanine blocked the inhibition of transcription by MSK1. Source: Internet

Side view of an α-helix of alanine residues in atomic detail. Source: Internet

The connective tissue protein elastin also has a high percentage of both glycine and alanine. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

alaninaemia alaninamide alaninate alanine aminopeptidase alanine aminotransferase alanine-phenylalanine-proline arylamidase