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What is the definition or description of: alanine?
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Amino acid: Its one of the Amino Acids or building blocks neeed to make protein.
Answered 6/24/2014
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CH3CH(NH2)COOH: The l-isomer is one of the 20 Amino Acids encoded by the genetic code. Its codons are gcu, gcc, gca, and gcg. It is classified as a nonpolar amino acid. D-alanine occurs in bacterial cell walls and in some peptide antibiotics.
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