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Alanine

Known as: (L)-Alanine, L-2-Aminopropionic acid, Alanine, L Isomer 
A small non-essential amino acid in humans, Alanine is one of the most widely used for protein construction and is involved in the metabolism of… 
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(R)-N-boc alaninal2-aminooxypropionic acid3-(3-pyridyl)alanine3-(phenylamino)alanine
Alanine TransaminaseAlanine aminopeptidase:CCnc:Pt:Urine:QnAlanine aminopeptidase:MCnc:Pt:Ser:QnAlanine aminotransferase:CCnc:Pt:RBC:Qn

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nonpolar amino acids

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Pancreatic stellate cells support tumour metabolism through autophagic alanine secretion
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive disease characterized by an intense fibrotic stromal response and… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Farnesoid X nuclear receptor ligand obeticholic acid for non-cirrhotic, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (FLINT): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Diverse taxa of cyanobacteria produce beta-N-methylamino-L-alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid.
Cyanobacteria can generate molecules hazardous to human health, but production of the known cyanotoxins is taxonomically sporadic… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (CD26)-role in the inactivation of regulatory peptides
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Isolation and structure of the endogenous agonist of opioid receptor-like ORL1 receptor
THE ORL1 receptor, an orphan receptor whose human1and murine2á¤-8 complementary DNAs have recently been characterized… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Protein kinase C isoenzymes: divergence in signal transduction?
The development and life-time of multicellular eukaryotic organisms represents a complex interplay of numerous proliferation and… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Potent and specific inhibition of glutathione synthesis by buthionine sulfoximine (S-n-butyl homocysteine sulfoximine).
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Optimization of methods for aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase.
Conditions for accurate measurement of catalytic activity of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase in human… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Alanine: Key Role in Gluconeogenesis
Of 20 amino acids measured, alanine is the principal amino acid released by forearm muscle of man, in accord with its being the… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Mechanism of action of penicillins: a proposal based on their structural similarity to acyl-D-alanyl-D-alanine.
4Crawford, L. V., R. Dulbecco, M. Fried, L. Montagnier, and M. G. P. Stoker, these PNoCEEDINGS, 52, 148 (1964). Bourgaux, P., D… 
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