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 (8,918 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 (8,918 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 33 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . 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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). L-alanine. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-alanine
MLA “L-alanine.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-alanine.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_l-alanine_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{L-alanine}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/l-alanine}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 12950
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 12950, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 10d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 12950
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 012950, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 18w 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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