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alanine
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alanine, n. [Aldehyde + the ending -ine. The -n- is a euphonic insertion.].
one of the natural amino acids found combined in the proteins of most living tissues. It can be isolated as a white crystalline base, C3H7NO2 . The natural form is the L-configuration. [1913 Webster]
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