L-alanine

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ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q218642
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L-alanine

Summary

L-alanine is a type of chemical entity[1]. L-alanine ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,020 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • L-alanine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • L-alanine's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[4].
  • L-alanine's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C(=O)O)N[5].
  • L-alanine's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₇NO₂[6].
  • L-alanine is a type of DL-alanine[7].
  • L-alanine is a type of proteinogenic amino acid[8].
  • L-alanine is a type of L-amino acid[9].
  • L-alanine is part of anaerobic L-alanine catabolic process[10].
  • L-alanine is part of L-alanine transmembrane transport[11].
  • L-alanine is part of L-alanine transmembrane transporter activity[12].
  • L-alanine is part of L-alanine import across plasma membrane[13].
  • L-alanine is part of fibroin[14].
  • L-alanine is part of gelatin[15].
  • L-alanine is part of zein[16].
  • L-alanine is used for medication[17].
  • L-alanine is used for flavoring substance[18].
  • L-alanine's Commons category is recorded as L-Alanine[19].
  • L-alanine comprises nitrogen[20].
  • L-alanine comprises carbon[21].
  • L-alanine's encoded by is recorded as GCA[22].
  • L-alanine's encoded by is recorded as GCC[23].
  • L-alanine's encoded by is recorded as GCG[24].
  • L-alanine's encoded by is recorded as GCU[25].
  • L-alanine's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[26].
  • L-alanine's found in taxon is recorded as Chlamydomonas reinhardtii[27].

Why It Matters

L-alanine ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,020 views/month).[2] L-alanine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] L-alanine is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Identification of Novel Compounds for Human Bitter Taste Receptors. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The response of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to nitrogen deprivation: a systems biology analysis. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Part of anaerobic L-alanine catabolic process, L-alanine transmembrane transport, L-alanine transmembrane transporter activity +4
    Instance of
    Has use medication, flavoring substance
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007292903205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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