"Alanine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A non-essential amino acid that occurs in high levels in its free state in plasma. It is produced from pyruvate by transamination. It is involved in sugar and acid metabolism, increases IMMUNITY, and provides energy for muscle tissue, BRAIN, and the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D000409
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.042
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| Concept/Terms |
Alanine- Alanine
- Alanine, L-Isomer
- Alanine, L Isomer
- L-Isomer Alanine
- L-Alanine
- L Alanine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Alanine" by people in Profiles.
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the ICU: First Update. Crit Care Med. 2021 03 01; 49(3):e219-e234.
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Just the facts: What drugs are safe and effective for COVID-19? CJEM. 2020 Sep; 22(5):591-594.
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Phase II randomised discontinuation trial of brivanib in patients with advanced solid tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2019 10; 120:132-139.
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A Common DIO2 Polymorphism and Alzheimer Disease Dementia in African and European Americans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 05 01; 103(5):1818-1826.
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Prevalent polymorphism in thyroid hormone-activating enzyme leaves a genetic fingerprint that underlies associated clinical syndromes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Mar; 100(3):920-33.
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ADAM-8 isolated from human osteoarthritic chondrocytes cleaves fibronectin at Ala(271). Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep; 60(9):2704-13.
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Free amino acids in hearts of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease: the effects of cyanosis, age, and pathology. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Mar; 81(3):943-9.
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The type 2 deiodinase A/G (Thr92Ala) polymorphism is associated with decreased enzyme velocity and increased insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jun; 90(6):3472-8.
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Mature bovine articular cartilage contains abundant aggrecan that is C-terminally truncated at Ala719-Ala720, a site which is readily cleaved by m-calpain. Biochem J. 2004 Aug 15; 382(Pt 1):253-9.
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Modulatory effects of plasma and colonic milieu of patients with ulcerative colitis on neutrophil reactive oxygen species production in presence of a novel antioxidant, rebamipide. Dig Dis Sci. 2002 Jun; 47(6):1342-8.