| FEMA | 3818 |
| CAS | 302-72-7 |
| EINECS | 206-126-4 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 1437 |
| CoE Number | 11729 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | odorless |
| Flavor | sweet sweet, |
| Material Notes | Dietary supplement, nutrient, sweetening flavour enhancer in pickling spice mixts. Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) is an alpha-amino acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(NH2)COOH. The L-isomer is one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids, i.e., the building blocks of proteins. Its codons are GCU, GCC, GCA, and GCG. It is classified as a nonpolar amino acid. 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. D-Alanine occurs in bacterial cell walls and in some peptide antibiotics. (Wikipedia) |