Alanine (yomwe imatchedwanso 2-aminopropanoic acid, α-aminopropanoic acid) ndi amino acid yomwe imathandiza thupi kutembenuza shuga wosavuta kukhala mphamvu ndikuchotsa poizoni wochuluka kuchokera ku chiwindi.Ma amino acid ndizomwe zimamanga mapuloteni ofunikira ndipo ndizofunikira pakumanga minofu yolimba komanso yathanzi.Alanine ndi wa amino zidulo zosafunikira, zomwe zimatha kupangidwa ndi thupi.Komabe, ma amino acid onse angakhale ofunikira ngati thupi silingathe kuwapanga.Anthu omwe ali ndi zakudya zokhala ndi mapuloteni ochepa kapena ovutika kudya, matenda a chiwindi, matenda a shuga, kapena majini omwe amachititsa Urea Cycle Disorders (UCDs) angafunike kumwa mankhwala a alanine kuti apewe kuperewera.