alanine
/ˈæləniːn/noun
mass noun
1- Biochemistry an amino acid which is a constituent of most proteins【生化】丙氨酸。
1.1
- Alternative name: 2-aminopropanoic acid; chem. formula: CH3 CH(NH2)COOH. β-alanine, an isomer of this, is 3-aminopropanoic acid, (NH2)CH2CH2COOH.又名： 2-氨基丙酮酸; 化学分子式： CH3CH(NH2)COOH. β-丙氨酸是丙氨酸的一种异构体, 是3-氨基丙酮酸, 化学分子式： (NH2)CH2CH2COOH.
词源
mid 19th cent.: coined in German as Alanin, from ALDEHYDE+ -an (for ease of pronunciation)+-INE4.