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Alanine is an amino acid. As such it can form peptide bonds with other amino acids to form a primary protein structure.
Alanine is non-polar with a small side chain. This means that it is found either in regions of a protein embedded in the cell membrane, regions where protein subunits come together to form complex or regions within a single protein that would not be exposed to the polar cytosol. If you don't get this, read up on hydrophobic interactions if you can; it'll help.
Alanine is a chiral molecule so it is either left (S or L) or right (D or R) handed. In proteins it will always be L-alanine.
Alanine can also be involved in glucose metabolism. Alanine aminotransferase is used to transfer an amino group from Glutamate to pyruvate, making Alanine and 8-oxo-glutarate (aka a-keto-glutarate) which is important in the TCA cycle.
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What is the opposite of a physical characteristic?
The opposite of a physical characteristic may be a chemical characteristic.
How is the reduction of plasma alanine concentration caused by gluconeogenesis?
Alanine is the major gluconeogenic amino acid. Plasma alanine is used to make glucose in the liver (Glucose-Alanine Cycle), and thus when this occurs plasma alanine concentration is decreased.
What is the main characteristic of family 18 elements?
The lowest chemical reactivity of all elements is the main chemical characteristic. An important physical characteristic is that they are all gases at standard temperature and pressure.
What makes up the polypeptide alanine?
Alanine is not a polypeptide. It's an amino acid.
What is a characteristic of a chemical equilibrium but not physical equilibrium?
Chemical equibrium can involve changes in chemical properties.
What is the opposite of a physical characteristic?
The opposite of a physical characteristic may be a chemical characteristic.
How is the reduction of plasma alanine concentration caused by gluconeogenesis?
Alanine is the major gluconeogenic amino acid. Plasma alanine is used to make glucose in the liver (Glucose-Alanine Cycle), and thus when this occurs plasma alanine concentration is decreased.
In the glucose alanine cycle how much glucose production does alanine account for?
1.0 gram of alanine accounts for the production of approximately 0.681 grams of glucose in the glucose-alanine cycle.
Does radium have a shape?
The shape is not a characteristic of chemical elements but is a characteristic of objects.
What is the characteristic of chemical equation?
A chemical reaction is a graphical representation of a chemical reaction.
What is the chemical characteristic of water?
The chemical formula of water is H2O.
What are some characteristics of chemical change?
A characteristic of a chemical change is a change in odor. Another characteristic is a change in the temperature. Another characteristic is the creation of a precipitate. Those are just some characteristics.
What is the main characteristic of family 18 elements?
The lowest chemical reactivity of all elements is the main chemical characteristic. An important physical characteristic is that they are all gases at standard temperature and pressure.
What are some characteristics of a chemical change?
A characteristic of a chemical change is a change in odor. Another characteristic is a change in the temperature. Another characteristic is the creation of a precipitate. Those are just some characteristics.
What makes up the polypeptide alanine?
Alanine is not a polypeptide. It's an amino acid.
What is a characteristic of a chemical equilibrium but not physical equilibrium?
Chemical equibrium can involve changes in chemical properties.
Is an element's flame color a chemical characteristic?
The color of the light emitted by an element heated within a flame is a physical characteristic, but this particular physical characteristic is itself determined by a chemical characteristic: the distribution of electron energy levels within the element.
