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Health Benefits Of Alanine – The Performance Enhancing Amino Acid. Infographic © herbshealthhappiness.com Photo sources – see foot of article Before you hit the gym to build those muscles you are so aspiring for or do your routine daily run, …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Aspartic acid is a nonessential amino acid produced in our bodies under normal physiological conditions through transamination of oxaloacetate or from ornithine and citrulline in the urea cycle to meet our daily requirements. [1] It can exist …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Cysteine is a polar amino acid that is involved in the maintenance of stability among extracellular proteins and can react with itself to form an oxidized dimer. It is chemically distinct from other amino acids in that …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Aside from being a protein building block, glutamic acid is physiologically reputed for being the most common excitatory neurotransmitter existing in the human central nervous system and the most vital neurotransmitter at that, playing a major role …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Glycine is a nonessential amino acid produced by our bodies from serine. This amino acid possesses a few characteristics that set it apart from other amino acids, the most fascinating perhaps being the fact that it is …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com If you intend to build up some muscles, are into an athletic, sporty lifestyle, or are just gearing up for a healthy living, ground beef (95% lean meat), turkey, and lamb dishes are perfect meal courses for …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Lysine is an essential amino acid responsible for a variety of biological processes related to receptor affinity, protease-cleavage points, and nuclear structure and function. It is also involved in the retention of endoplasmic reticulum, chelation of heavy …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Methionine is an essential amino acid with numerous important roles in human cellular metabolism; it participates, for example, in the synthesis of proteins and polyamines and in the methylation of DNA. Along with cysteine, it is the …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Phenylalanine is a hydrophobic essential amino acid with a benzyl side chain; as its name suggests, it is a derivative of alanine, another amino acid. Being an essential amino acid entails that phenylalanine cannot be biosynthesized by …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Among the amino acids that should never be left out in your “to-have” diet list is tryptophan – and for very logical reasons. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid responsible for a wide range of metabolic functions, …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Tyrosine is a hydrophobic non-essential amino acid assuming numerous biological roles in the body, the most vital perhaps being as a precursor of hormones and neurotransmitters and as a key player in the production of a variety …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Valine is a nonpolar proteinogenic amino acid with stimulant activities and wide applications in pharmaceutical and food industries. It is part of a trio, along with leucine and isoleucine, of branched-chain amino acids that comprise approximately 70% …