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Description

Alanine is a non-essential amino acid that exists as two distinct enantiomers: L-alanine and D-alanine. Alanine is one of the primary amino acids (secondary to leucine) used for protein construction. It is produced from pyruvate, exists in high levels in plasma, and is involved in the metabolism of sugar and organic acids.[PubChem: Alanine] Alanine acts as a substrate for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), an enzyme commonly measured to determine liver health. Increased alanine levels are seen in patients with lactic acidosis, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase deficiency, histidinemia, hyperprolinemia, and ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency. In patients with a mitochondrial disease, elevated alanine levels are primarily seen during times of physiologic stress or regression. PMID: 18243024 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Alanine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Alanine

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 丙氨酸
Synonyms: Ala;Alpha 丙氨酸;Alpha-丙氨酸;L-Ala;L-丙氨酸;α丙氨酸;α-丙氨酸;丙胺酸
fr-CA French (Canada) Alanine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Alaniin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Alanina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Alanina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Alanin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Аланин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) alanine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Alanine