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Alanine (symbol Ala or A), or α-alanine, is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an amine group and a carboxylic acid group, both attached to the central carbon atom which also carries a methyl group side chain.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | is a | simplest α-amino acid after glycine | 0.90 | text |
| Alanine | is a | nonessential amino acid | 0.90 | text |
| ketotic hypoglycemia | instance of | is possible under certain conditions | 0.80 | text |
| valine | instance of | SourcesBiosynthesisAlanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched-chain amino acids | 0.80 | text |
| leucine | instance of | SourcesBiosynthesisAlanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched-chain amino acids | 0.80 | text |
| and isoleucine.Alanine is produced by reductive amination of pyruvate | instance of | SourcesBiosynthesisAlanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched-chain amino acids | 0.80 | text |
| a two-step process | instance of | SourcesBiosynthesisAlanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched-chain amino acids | 0.80 | text |
| glycolysis | instance of | alanine can be easily formed and thus has close links to metabolic pathways | 0.80 | text |
| gluconeogenesis | instance of | alanine can be easily formed and thus has close links to metabolic pathways | 0.80 | text |
| and the citric acid cycle.Chemical synthesisL-Alanine is produced industrially by decarboxylation of L-aspartate by the action of aspartate 4-decarboxylase | instance of | alanine can be easily formed and thus has close links to metabolic pathways | 0.80 | text |
| valine | instance of | BiosynthesisAlanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched-chain amino acids | 0.80 | text |
| leucine | instance of | BiosynthesisAlanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched-chain amino acids | 0.80 | text |
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