Alanineiksi

Alanineiksi is a Finnish translative plural form of the noun alanine. In scientific and biochemical Finnish, it is used to indicate a transformation into alanine or to designate substances as alanine when referring to multiple alanine units. The translative case in Finnish marks change of state or result, and the suffix -iksi is used for plural subjects, which is why alanineiksi appears in contexts describing several molecules being converted to alanine or identified as alanine.

Alanine is a nonessential α-amino acid with a methyl side chain, one of the 20 standard amino acids. Its L-enantiomer predominates in proteins; D-alanine occurs in some bacteria and in bacterial cell walls. In metabolism, alanine participates in the glucose-alanine cycle, and transamination reactions convert pyruvate to alanine and vice versa, with alanine acting as a nitrogen carrier. In aqueous solution, the molecule bears a carboxyl group with a pKa around 2.3 and an amino group with a pKa around 9.7; its isoelectric point is near 6.0.

Usage notes: alanineiksi is a grammatical form rather than a chemical term. In Finnish, the amino acid is typically referred to as alanine in the nominative; alanineiksi appears in sentences describing conversion into alanine or designating several units as alanine.

See also: alanine, amino acids, Finnish grammar, translative case.