ALA

ALANINE



Chemical Component Summary

NameALANINE
Identifiers(2S)-2-aminopropanoic acid
FormulaC3 H7 N O2
Molecular Weight89.093
TypeL-PEPTIDE LINKING
Isomeric SMILESC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
InChIInChI=1S/C3H7NO2/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2H,4H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1
InChIKeyQNAYBMKLOCPYGJ-REOHCLBHSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count13
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count12
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00160 
NameAlanine
Groups nutraceutical
DescriptionAlanine is a non-essential amino acid that occurs in high levels in its free state in plasma. It is produced from pyruvate by transamination. It is involved in sugar and acid metabolism, increases immunity, and provides energy for muscle tissue, brain, and the central nervous system.
Synonyms
  • L-Alanin
  • L-alpha-Alanine
  • (S)-2-aminopropanoic acid
  • (S)-alanine
  • Alaninum
Brand Names
  • Olimel 5.7%
  • 20% Prosol
  • Essepna
  • 8.5% Freamine III
  • Aminosyn 10% W Electrolytes
IndicationUsed for protein synthesis.
Categories
  • Alanine
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Proteinogenic Amino Acids
CAS number56-41-7

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Serine--pyruvate aminotransferaseMASHKLLVTPPKALLKPLSIPNQLLLGPGPSNLPPRIMAAGGLQMIGSMS...unknown
Alanine aminotransferase 1MASSTGDRSQAVRHGLRAKVLTLDGMNPRVRRVEYAVRGPIVQRALELEQ...unknown
Cysteine desulfurase, mitochondrialMLLRAAWRRAAVAVTAAPGPKPAAPTRGLRLRVGDRAPQSAVPADTAAAP...unknown
Proton-coupled amino acid transporter 1MSTQRLRNEDYHDYSSTDVSPEESPSEGLNNLSSPGSYQRFGQSNSTTWF...unknown
Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2MEEGARHRNNTEKKHPGGGESDASPEAGSGGGGVALKKEIGLVSACGIIV...unknown
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Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 7311724, 5950
ChEMBL CHEMBL279597
ChEBI CHEBI:16977, CHEBI:57972
CCDC/CSD NAFCAB, ITUSIZ, DLALNI01, DLALNI06, IMOCAO, BOPYUB, IMEGIR16, GUQBOL, DLALNI07, CADKID01, IMEGIR12, IMEGIR14, IMEGIR13, BOQTEG, HOSLIL, IMEGIR15, DEKYEZ, IMEGIR18, DLALNI12, IMEGIR, DLALNI15, IMEGIR11, IMEGIR17, IBEGEC, DLALNI11, LOKFIA, DLALNI09, DLALNI17, DLALNI21, DLALNI16, HOSMIM, DLALNI18, DLALNI20, DLALNI10, DLALNI19, DLALNI14, CAPKEL, CADKID, AHERAG, IMEGIR06, NELPUP, DLALNI13, DLALNI05, IMEGIR05, IMEGIR09, IMEGIR08, IMEGIR04, IMEGIR03, IMEGIR07, DEKYOJ, IMEGIR02, HOSLEH, DLALNI08, IMEGIR01, KERMOJ, FITHIZ, DENVAW, ALUCAL05, ALAHCL, IWOHUA, IWOJIQ
COD 2012001, 2105146, 2105149, 2105145, 2105143, 2105151, 2105155, 2105150, 2105152, 2105154, 2105144, 2105153, 2105148, 2105147, 4501605, 7050083