Alanine (eo hape e bitsoang 2-aminopropanoic acid, α-aminopropanoic acid) ke amino acid e thusang 'mele ho fetola tsoekere e bonolo hore e be matla le ho felisa chefo e feteletseng sebeteng.Li-amino acid ke litekanyo tsa ho haha liprotheine tsa bohlokoa 'me ke senotlolo sa ho aha mesifa e matla le e phetseng hantle.Alanine ke ea li-amino acid tseo e seng tsa bohlokoa, tse ka etsoang ke 'mele.Leha ho le joalo, liasiti tsohle tsa amino li ka ’na tsa hlokahala haeba ’mele o sa khone ho li hlahisa.Batho ba nang le lijo tse nang le protheine e fokolang kapa mathata a ho ja, lefu la sebete, lefu la tsoekere, kapa maemo a lefutso a bakang Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs) ba ka 'na ba hloka ho nka li-supplement tsa alanine ho qoba khaello.