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Amino acids

Alanine

Key amino acid of the glucose–alanine cycle: muscle produces it from pyruvate and glutamate and carries it to the liver for gluconeogenesis, making it the main carrier of muscle nitrogen.

Application contexts

  • Metabolism and nutrition
  • Performance and muscle function

Matrices

  • Faeces
  • Breast milk
  • Tissues · muscle and liver
  • Serum or plasma
  • Urine

Related techniques

  • ¹H-NMR