ʻO Alanine (kahi i kapa ʻia ʻo 2-aminopropanoic acid, α-aminopropanoic acid) he amino acid e kōkua i ke kino e hoʻohuli i ka glucose maʻalahi i ka ikehu a hoʻopau i nā mea ʻawaʻawa mai ke ake.ʻO nā amino acids nā poloka kūkulu o nā protein koʻikoʻi a he kī nui i ke kūkulu ʻana i nā ʻiʻo ikaika a olakino.Aia ʻo Alanine i nā waikawa amino pono ʻole, hiki ke hana ʻia e ke kino.Eia nō naʻe, lilo nā amino acids i mea nui inā ʻaʻole hiki i ke kino ke hana iā lākou.Pono nā poʻe me nā meaʻai haʻahaʻa-protein a i ʻole nā maʻi ʻai, ka maʻi ate, ka maʻi diabetes, a i ʻole nā kūlana genetic e hoʻoulu ai i ka Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs) pono e lawe i nā mea hoʻohui alanine e pale ai i kahi hemahema.