How to Use alanine in a Sentence
alanine
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Note that the two amino acids that lead to a mutation, alanine and aspartic acid, are shorter than glutamic acid.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
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Scientists have determined that beta-alanine is safe at a certain dosage for up to eight weeks.
—Sara Harrison, WIRED, 22 July 2019
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At the top of the list: a slightly elevated level of the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase, or ALT.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2020
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The virus needs the host to cooperate, but the host does a better job if the cleavage site is made up of a certain arrangement of amino acids: proline-arginine-arginine-alanine.
—WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
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When combining the amino acids L-glutamate and beta-alanine, Zoll typically dissolves the mixture in high-proof vodka and dries it on a hot plate.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022
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There are some other suggestions in there, like creatine and beta-alanine.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021
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Sometimes beta-alanine and L-glutamate form thicker, more textured crystals such as the ones pictured here.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022
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Ladder’s Pre-Workout pack, for instance, includes beta-alanine, an amino acid that is supposed to help keep lactic acid from building up in your muscles.
—Sara Harrison, WIRED, 22 July 2019
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There’s no technological reason why a researcher couldn’t have switched the codons for one amino acid, like tyrosine, into the codons for another one, like alanine.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 20 May 2021
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The safety of beta-alanine supplementation has been well studied.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
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The acetyl glycyl beta-alanine ingredient in the formula stood out to Jaliman, who says this peptide will probably help lighten the pigment of a scar while also working to even out skin tone.
—Maya Gandara, Health.com, 15 Apr. 2020
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Carnosine is a dipeptide produced by beta-alanine that inhibits the formation of lactic acid in your muscles during exercise.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
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Dry scooping involves eating a dry scoop of pre-workout powder, which is a supplement that blends amino acids, B vitamins, large doses of caffeine, creatine, and beta alanine.
—Erin Corbett, refinery29.com, 5 June 2021
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Most products contain beta-alanine, an amino acid shown to regulate acidity, as well as betaine and creatine monohydrate.
—Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2022
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Crystals formed after heating an ethanol-and-water solution containing L-glutamine and beta-alanine.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2020
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Perhaps beta-alanine [Ed: an amino acid that supposedly aids in the production of carnosine, a compound that plays a role in muscle endurance in high-intensity exercise] might help as well, but it’s not a muscle-building supplement per se.
—Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 19 May 2022
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Beta-alanine: This is an amino acid that's produced naturally within the body, helping to create a compound known as carnosine, which can increase your endurance across muscle groups during high-intensity exercise.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2021
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It’s formulated with a top notch formula, including creatine, L-tauraine, L-glutamine, and beta-alanine.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
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Each scoop provides the natural benefits of creatine, caffeine, citrulline, beta-alanine, and other must-have ingredients.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
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Notice the divided doses; one side effect of beta-alanine supplementation can be tingling in the extremities, but dividing doses can minimize that side effect.
—Paul Kita, Men's Health, 16 Nov. 2022
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Each serving offers caffeine, beta-alanine, creatine, and other performance-boosting compounds.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
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But diagnosis of hepatitis often comes only when blood tests reveal elevated levels of liver enzymes, such as aspartate transaminase or alanine aminotransaminase being greater than 500 IU/L.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022
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