The chemical name of alanine (Ala) is 2-aminopropionic acid, which is an aliphatic non-polar α-amino acid. Alanine is a non-essential amino acid and a glycogenic Chemicalbook amino acid for the body. It is mainly used to synthesize pantothenic acid and calcium pantothenate, carnosine, sodium pamidronate, balsalazide, etc. It is widely used in medicine, feed, food and other fields. Also used in electroplating corrosion inhibitors and biochemical reagents.