Alanine is a nonessential amino acid that plays a key role in the glucose-alanine cycle between muscle tissue and the liver. In amino acid-degrading tissues such as muscle, amino groups are pooled as glutamate by transamination reactions. Used as an amino donor in conversion of…

CAS: 56-41-7 EC No: 200-273-8 MDL No: MFCD00064410 RTECS: AY2990000 Crystalline Molecular Formula: C₃H₇NO₂ MW: 89.09 Optical Rotation: [α]20/D +14.0±1°, c = 5% in 5M HCl