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alanine: Meaning and Definition of
al•a•nine
Pronunciation: (al'u-nēn", -nin), [key]
— n. Biochem.
- any of several isomers of a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, CHCH(NH)COOH, found in many proteins and produced synthetically: used chiefly in biochemical research. Abbr.: Ala; Symbol: A
See also:
- alanine (Thesaurus)
