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'''Alanine''' is the second smallest of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of the non-polar amino acids. The ''side chain'' of alanine is a methyl group, CH<sub>3</sub>. | '''Alanine''' is the second smallest of the twenty common [[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is one of the non-polar amino acids. The ''side chain'' of alanine is a methyl group, CH<sub>3</sub>. | ||
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Alanine is the second smallest of the twenty common amino acids used by living organisms to build proteins. It is one of the non-polar amino acids. The side chain of alanine is a methyl group, CH3.