alanine
alanine — 名詞
1. one of the twenty basic units that form proteins in the human body, produced nat
丙胺酸
一種非必需胺基酸，存在於蛋白質中
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.
Hyun 讀到丙胺酸是每個活細胞中蛋白質的一個基本組成單元。
uncountable noun as subject complement
The chemistry class tested samples of milk, eggs and chicken for their alanine content.
化學課檢測了牛奶、雞蛋和雞肉樣品中的丙胺酸含量。
alanine content — collocation with food analysis
Foods such as meat, fish and dairy products contain small amounts of alanine naturally.
肉類、魚類和乳製品等食物天然含有少量丙胺酸。
Constanza's doctor explained that the liver produces enough alanine without any special diet.
Constanza 的醫生解釋說，肝臟不需要特殊飲食就能自行製造足夠的丙胺酸。
Baraka measured alanine levels in the blood of marathon runners during his research.
Baraka 在研究期間測量了馬拉松跑者血液中的丙胺酸濃度。
- 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.