Alanine is a simple but very often-used
amino acid. It is used by your body for the
metabolism of
tryptophan and the vitamin
pyridoxine. Nine percent of the composition of most
proteins is alanine.
structural formula of alanine:
H O
\ // alanine
H -- C -- C -- C (C3H7NO2)
/ / \ \
H N H O -- H
/ \
H H