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l-alanine

Name(s)	l-alanine
Scientific name(s)
Formula	C3H7NO2
Molecular mass	89.094
IUPAC name	(2s)-2-aminopropanoic acid
INCHI	InChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1
SMILE	C[C@H](N)C(O)=O
CAS ID	56-41-7
PubChem ID	5950
DrugBank ID	DB01786
CHEBI ID	16977

Description	Dietary supplement, nutrient_x000D_ _x000D_ Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) is an alpha-amino acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(NH2)COOH. The L-isomer is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins. Its codons are GCU, GCC, GCA, and GCG. It is classified as a nonpolar amino acid. L-Alanine is second only to leucine in rate of occurrence, accounting for 7.8% of the primary structure in a sample of 1,150 proteins. D-Alanine occurs in bacterial cell walls and in some peptide antibiotics. L-Alanine is found in many foods, some of which are snow crab, persian lime, papaya, and jerusalem artichoke.

Description

Dietary supplement, nutrient_x000D_ _x000D_ Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) is an alpha-amino acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(NH2)COOH. The L-isomer is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins. Its codons are GCU, GCC, GCA, and GCG. It is classified as a nonpolar amino acid. L-Alanine is second only to leucine in rate of occurrence, accounting for 7.8% of the primary structure in a sample of 1,150 proteins. D-Alanine occurs in bacterial cell walls and in some peptide antibiotics. L-Alanine is found in many foods, some of which are snow crab, persian lime, papaya, and jerusalem artichoke.