L-Alanine by MP Biomedicals is a high purity amino acid. This is an -amino acid which contains an -amino group, an -carboxylic acid group, and a side chain methyl group, making it a nonpolar, aliphatic amino acid. This preparation is available as a white crystalline powder which is freely soluble in water and sparingly soluble in alcohol, however it is insoluble in ether. This L-isomer of alanine is the form that is incorporated into proteins. Alanine can be synthesized from pyruvate and branched chain amino acids, such as valine, leucine, and isoleucine. CAS No. 56-41-7 Quantity Provided: 25 gm per pack Molecular Formula: C3H7NO2 Molecular Weight: 89.09 Soluble in water L-Alanine is widely used in chemical and biological sectors. Alanine has been used as an amino donor in a study of the conversion of ketomethiobutyrate to methionine in several species of Bacillus. L-Alanine has been shown to enhance the rates of germination of Bacillus subtilis spores. The deamination of an alanine molecule produces a stable alkyl free radical, the property of which is used in dosimetric measurements in radiotherapy.