Showing chemical card for (±)-Alanine (CFc000332916)
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| Version | 1.0 |
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| Update Date | 2022-09-14 05:12:31 UTC |
| Chemfont ID | CFc000332916 |
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| Common Name | (±)-Alanine |
| Definition | Dietary supplement, nutrient, sweetening flavour enhancer in pickling spice mixts. Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) is an alpha-amino acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(NH2)COOH. The L-isomer is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins. Its codons are GCU, GCC, GCA, and GCG. It is classified as a nonpolar amino acid. L-Alanine is second only to leucine in rate of occurrence, accounting for 7.8% of the primary structure in a sample of 1,150 proteins. D-Alanine occurs in bacterial cell walls and in some peptide antibiotics. (±)-Alanine is found in many foods, some of which are green bell pepper, red bell pepper, green zucchini, and italian sweet red pepper. |
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| Synonyms | Not Available |
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| CAS Registry Number | 302-72-7 |
| SMILES | Not Available |
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| Classification | Not classified |
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| Disposition | Biological locationSource
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| Process | Not Available |
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| Synthesis Reference | Not Available |