Alanine is one of the twenty standard amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins, and it is classified as non-essential because the body can synthesize it. Structurally it is among the simplest amino acids, with a small non-polar methyl side chain, which makes it a common and stable component of prote…
Alanine is one of the twenty standard amino acids that serve as the building blocks of proteins, and it is classified as non-essential because the body can synthesize it. Structurally it is among the simplest amino acids, with a small non-polar methyl side chain, which makes it a common and stable component of proteins. Beyond its structural role, alanine is important in metabolism: through the glucose-alanine cycle, muscle tissue releases alanine into the blood, and the liver converts it back into glucose, helping to manage energy supply and the disposal of nitrogen. Alanine is obtained both from internal synthesis and from dietary protein sources. In chemistry and biochemistry, alanine is studied for its structure and reactivity, its participation in transamination reactions catalyzed by aminotransferase enzymes, and its central place in amino acid and energy metabolism. The enzymes that interconvert alanine and related metabolites are also widely used as indicators of tissue health. These themes connect to the journal's scope on the chemistry of biologically important molecules. This page gathers peer-reviewed, open-access research relevant to alanine and the chemistry and metabolism of amino acids.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 128 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Alanine, linking to each citing work.