Alanine (nanone yitwa 2-aminopropanoic aside, α-aminopropanoic aside) ni aside amine ifasha umubiri guhindura glucose yoroshye mu mbaraga no gukuraho uburozi burenze umwijima.Amino acide niyo yubaka poroteyine zikomeye kandi ni urufunguzo rwo kubaka imitsi ikomeye kandi myiza.Alanine ni iy'ibyingenzi bya aminide acide, ishobora guhuzwa numubiri.Ariko, aside amine yose irashobora kuba nkenerwa mugihe umubiri udashoboye kubyara.Abantu bafite indyo yuzuye ya poroteyine nke cyangwa kurya nabi, indwara zumwijima, diyabete, cyangwa imiterere yimiterere itera Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs) barashobora gukenera gufata inyongera ya alanine kugirango birinde kubura.