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Definition: alanine
alanine
n : a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Alanine
Alanine
\Al"a*nine\, n. [Aldehyde + the ending -ine. The -n- is
a euphonic insertion.] (Chem.)
one of the natural amino acids found combined in the proteins
of most living tissues. It can be isolated as a white
crystalline base,
C3H7NO2. The natural form is the
L-configuration.
[1913 Webster +PJC]