Alanine is an α-amino acid, the α-carbon of alanine is bound with methyl group. Alanine is one of simplest form of amino acids.  L-alanine is one of 20 standard amino acids

Nutritional Phytochemical Analytical Laboratory

Molecular Weight: 89.09

Molecular Formula:  C₃H₇NO₂

IUPAC Name: (S)-2– aminopropanoic acid

CAS Name: L-Alanine

CAS number:  56-41-7

One Letter Code:  A

Three Letter Code: Ala

Alanine

Structural Formula

3D Structural Formula