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Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A; encoded by the codons GCU, GCC, GCA, and GCG) is an ɑ-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated -+NH3 form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated –COO- form under biological conditions), and a side chain methyl group, classifying it as a nonpolar (at physiological pH), aliphatic amino acid. It is non-essential in humans, meaning the body can synthesize it.

L-Alanine is second only to leucine in rate of occurrence, accounting for 7.8% of the primary structure in a sample of 1,150 proteins.[2] The right-handed form, D-Alanine occurs in bacterial cell walls and in some peptide antibiotics.

Alanine at physiological pH

Glutamic acid (abbreviated as Glu or E; encoded by the codons GAA or GAG) is an ɑ-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated -+NH3 form under biological conditions), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated –COO- form under biological conditions), and a side chain carboxylic acid, classifying it as a polar negatively charged (at physiological pH), aliphatic amino acid. It is non-essential in humans, meaning the body can synthesize it.

In neuroscience, its carboxylate anion glutamate is an important excitatory neurotransmitter that plays the principal role in neural activation.[4]

Glutamic Acid at physiological pH
Glutamic acid at non-ionic form

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  1. ^ Dai, Han (22 October 2010). "SIRT1 activation by small molecules: kinetic and biophysical evidence for direct interaction of enzyme and activator". J Biol Chem. 285 (43): 32695–32703. doi:10.1074/jbc.M110.133892. PMID 20702418. Retrieved 20 October 2015.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)