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Meaning of alanine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈæləniːn/

Definitions

  1. A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins
    uncountable
  2. A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
    countable

Equivalents

Deutsch Alanin
Ελληνικά αλανίνη
Español alanina
Suomi alaniini
Français alanine
Italiano alanina
日本語 アラニン
한국어 알라닌
Polski alanina
Português alanina
Русский алани́н
Svenska alanin

Examples

“Potatoes can be a good source of alanine.”
“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).”
“Two alanines are replaced by prolines.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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