alanine
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Is alanine a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (biochemistry, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteinsExamples: "Potatoes can be a good source of alanine."; "Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT)."uncountable
2. (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acidExamples: "Two alanines are replaced by prolines."countable
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