Alanine (Ala or A)

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Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) an α-amino acid. There are more than 20 naturally occurring amino acids. Amino acids are molecules containing an amine group, a carboxylic acid group and a side chain that varies between different amino acids. These molecules are particularly important in biochemistry.