alanine

== English == === Etymology === From aldehyde +‎ -anine, in reference to aldehyde, with the infix -an- for ease of pronunciation, when the German chemist Adolph Strecker first synthesized alanine in 1850 by mixing acetaldehyde (then just known as aldehyde) with ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, and hydrochloric acid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæləniːn/ === Noun === alanine (countable and uncountable, plural alanines) (biochemistry, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Elianna == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === alanine f (plural alanines) (biochemistry) alanine == Italian == === Noun === alanine f plural of alanina