Alanine (inonziwo 2-aminopropanoic acid, α-aminopropanoic acid) iamino acid inobatsira muviri kushandura glucose iri nyore kuita simba uye kubvisa chepfu yakawandisa kubva pachiropa.Amino acids ndiwo matombo ekuvaka emapuroteni akakosha uye akakosha pakuvaka mhasuru dzakasimba uye dzine hutano.Alanine ndeyezvisina kukosha amino acids, iyo inogona kugadzirwa nemuviri.Nekudaro, ese amino acids anogona kuve akakosha kana muviri usingakwanise kuagadzira.Vanhu vane kudya kwakaderera-protein kana kusagadzikana kwekudya, chirwere chechiropa, chirwere cheshuga, kana genetic mamiriro anokonzera Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs) vangada kutora alanine supplements kuti vadzivise kushomeka.