How to Use alanine in a Sentence

alanine

noun
  • Scientists have determined that beta-alanine is safe at a certain dosage for up to eight weeks.
    — Sara Harrison, WIRED, 22 July 2019
  • The beta-alanine also provides a mild boost, and creatine supports strength gains over time.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • There are some other suggestions in there, like creatine and beta-alanine.
    — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Some of the most common include caffeine, beta-alanine, and creatine.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Sometimes beta-alanine and L-glutamate form thicker, more textured crystals such as the ones pictured here.
    — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The safety of beta-alanine supplementation has been well studied.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • In the enzyme’s chain of 484 amino acids, one amino acid at position 429, called alanine, was replaced with valine.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most products contain beta-alanine, an amino acid shown to regulate acidity, as well as betaine and creatine monohydrate.
    — Dallas News, 15 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • Crystals formed after heating an ethanol-and-water solution containing L-glutamine and beta-alanine.
    — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • Other ingredients, such as creatine and beta-alanine, may remain in the body longer but do not cause stimulation and are unlikely to be felt after a workout ends.
    — Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Pre-workout supplements can support energy, strength, and endurance, thanks to ingredients like caffeine and beta-alanine.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Mar. 2026
  • 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
  • But their relative levels remained consistent before and after the chunks were plunged into the asteroid simulation—there was always more glycine than serine, and more serine than alanine.
    — WIRED, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Each serving offers caffeine, beta-alanine, creatine, and other performance-boosting compounds.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Each scoop provides the natural benefits of creatine, caffeine, citrulline, beta-alanine, and other must-have ingredients.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • It’s formulated with a top notch formula, including creatine, L-tauraine, L-glutamine, and beta-alanine.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
  • This sophisticated formula contains pure caffeine from organic green tea extract and theanine to help increase alertness, as well as beta alanine and citrulline malate for improved endurance and power output.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Scientists usually test for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by measuring alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the blood.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 11 June 2024
  • The Extreme formula doubles down on everything — 300 milligrams of caffeine for serious energy, higher beta-alanine for maximum endurance support and two types of patented creatine for enhanced strength gains.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • Your Liver Enzyme Levels Could Improve Liver enzymes, including alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), are common markers of liver health.
    — Lindsey Desoto, Health, 26 June 2026
  • The cyanobacterial toxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA), as well as its isomers 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (2,4-DAB), and N-2-aminoethylglycine (AEG), have been found to be extremely toxic to neurons.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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