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語源

From aldehyde +‎ -anine, in reference to aldehyde, with the infix -an- for ease of pronunciation, when the German chemist Adolph Strecker first synthesized alanine in 1850 by mixing acetaldehyde (then just known as aldehyde) with ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and hydrochloric acid.

発音

• IPA: /ˈæləniːn/

名詞

alanine (countable and uncountable, plural alanines)

1. (biochemistry, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins

   Potatoes can be a good source of alanine.

   • 2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     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).

2. (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid

   Two alanines are replaced by prolines.

同意語

派生語

アナグラム

• Elianna