alanine
alanine — noun
1. one of the twenty basic units that form proteins in the human body, produced nat
one of the twenty basic units that form proteins in the human body, produced naturally in the liver so it does not need to be eaten in food
Hyun read that alanine is a basic building block of protein in every living cell.
uncountable noun as subject complement
The chemistry class tested samples of milk, eggs and chicken for their alanine content.
alanine content — collocation with food analysis
Foods such as meat, fish and dairy products contain small amounts of alanine naturally.
Constanza's doctor explained that the liver produces enough alanine without any special diet.
Baraka measured alanine levels in the blood of marathon runners during his research.
- Ala
the three-letter abbreviation used in biochemistry shorthand and genetic-code tables
用法筆記
Common in biochemistry and nutrition contexts. Not typically used in everyday conversation, where people would refer to 'protein' or 'amino acids' more generally.