Alanine

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
A
Pronunciation
/ˈælənaɪn/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. In plant cells the principal precursor of alanine, as well as leucine and valine, is pyruvate.
  2. Alanine(A) appears to be the preferred amino acid in the transamination.
  3. A clinical study comparing changes of myocardial enzymes and alanine aminotransferase between amphetamine abuser and schizophrenia patients
  4. Blood samples provided by the students throughout the study show a spike in levels of the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase ( ALT ).
  5. Changes of plasma mRNA, alanine aminotransferase and hydroxyproline in chronic liver damage of rats

Other meanings of A