L-Alanine-d4 is used to make in-vivo measurement of glucose and alanine metabolism in studies of patients with diabetes. L-Alanine is a non-essential amino acid for human development. L-Alanine-d4 is one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the genetic code.
Definition
ChEBI: L-alanine-2,3,3,3-d4 is a deuterated compound that is L-alanine in which the alpha-hydrogen and the three methyl hydrogens are replaced by deuterium. It is a L-alpha-amino acid, an alanine and a deuterated compound.
