Definition of alanine
: a simple nonessential crystalline amino acid C3H7NO2
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This dog’s alanine transaminase level spiked to 8,777.
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Origin and Etymology of alanine
German Alanin, irregular from Aldehyd aldehyde
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of alanine
: a simple nonessential crystalline amino acid C3H7NO2 formed especially by the hydrolysis of proteins
—abbreviation Ala
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