L-alanine

chemical compound
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 (355 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • L-alanine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • L-alanine's chemical structure is recorded as L-Alanin - L-Alanine.svg[4].
  • L-alanine's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[5].
  • L-alanine's GND ID is recorded as 4313291-1[6].
  • L-alanine's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 56-41-7[7].
  • L-alanine's EC number is recorded as 200-273-8[8].
  • L-alanine's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(C(=O)O)N[9].
  • L-alanine's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1[10].
  • L-alanine's InChIKey is recorded as QNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-REOHCLBHSA-N[11].
  • L-alanine's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85003136[12].
  • L-alanine's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₇NO₂[13].
  • L-alanine's subclass of is recorded as DL-alanine[14].
  • L-alanine's subclass of is recorded as proteinogenic amino acid[15].
  • L-alanine's subclass of is recorded as L-amino acid[16].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as anaerobic L-alanine catabolic process[17].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as L-alanine transmembrane transport[18].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as L-alanine transmembrane transporter activity[19].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as L-alanine import across plasma membrane[20].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as fibroin[21].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as gelatin[22].
  • L-alanine's part of is recorded as zein[23].
  • L-alanine's has use is recorded as medication[24].
  • L-alanine's has use is recorded as flavoring substance[25].
  • L-alanine's Commons category is recorded as L-Alanine[26].
  • L-alanine's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D000409[27].

Why It Matters

L-alanine ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Identification of Novel Compounds for Human Bitter Taste Receptors. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ChEBI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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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