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Alanine vs Lactamide - What's the difference?

alanine | lactamide |

As nouns the difference between alanine and lactamide

is that alanine is a nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins while lactamide is an acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.

alanine

Noun

(en noun)
  • (amino acid, uncountable) A nonessential amino acid 2-aminopropanoic acid found in most animal proteins
  • Potatoes can be a good source of alanine .
  • (countable) A specific residue, molecule, or isomer of this amino acid
  • Two alanines are replaced by prolines.

    Synonyms

    * Ala

    lactamide

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is metameric with alanine.
  • (Webster 1913)