| Full name |
Alanine |
| 3 letter name |
Ala |
| 1 letter name |
A |
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| What you see: |
What a biochemist sees: |
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| Speciality |
There is a correlation between high levels of alanine and higher blood pressure, energy intake, cholesterol levels, and body mass index |
| Sources (animal) |
Meat, seafood, caseinate, dairy products, eggs, fish, gelatin, lactalbumin |
| Sources (plant) |
Beans, nuts, seeds, soy, whey, brewer’s yeast, brown rice, bran, corn, legumes, whole grains |
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| Chemical formula |
C3H7NO2 |
| Essential |
– |
| Non-essential |
X |
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| Hydrophobic |
X |
| Hydrophilic (neutral) |
– |
| (positive) |
– |
| (negative) |
– |
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