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

Equivalents

Deutsch Alanin
Ελληνικά αλανίνη
Español alanina
Suomi alaniini
Français alanine
Gaeilge alainín
Galego alanina
Italiano alanina alanine
日本語 アラニン
Қазақша аланин
한국어 알라닌
Português alanina
Română alanină
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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