Alanine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A crystalline amino acid, C3H7NO2, that is a constituent of many proteins.
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  • n. A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins
  • n. A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. one of the natural amino acids found combined in the proteins of most living tissues. It can be isolated as a white crystalline base, C3H7NO2. The natural form is the L-configuration.
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  • n. a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    aminoalkanoic acid    amino acid   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Ala   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    isoleucine    proline    osmolality    htg    serine   
     
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