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Amino Acids - Protein

 

Protein (Greek - ‘First Things’)

The cells, muscles and tissue of the body are composed of Protein.

Enzymes and Hormones also require Protein.

 

Protein, when ingested, is broken down by the digestive system into its separate constituent parts, these parts are known as amino acids.

 

 

 

Classification of Amino Acids

 

Essential Amino Acids: unable to be manufactured by the body, therefore are needed to be supplied to the body through the diet

 

Non Essential Amino Acids: this does not mean that the body  doesn't require them, it’s because the body is able to manufacture them (in some cases they may have to be supplemented)

 

Other Amino Acids:

They can be manufactured from other amino acids - some are not an amino acid but are classified as such due to their close structural sameness.

 

 

All are important for health.

 

 

 

 

Note.

Amino acids are very powerful medicines and should not be supplemented without obtaining professional advice

 

The information concerning amino acids offered on these pages is intended to present an overview, it is not intended to replace medical advice

 

Those with kidney or liver disease should not consume high intakes of amino acids without first consulting their clinician

Large dose supplementation of some amino acids may cause neurological problems

 

 

 

 

Essential Amino Acids

Arginine

Histidine

Isoleucine

Leucine

Lysine

Methionine

Phenylalanine

Threonine

Trytophan

Valine

 

 

Non Essential Amino Acids

Alanine

Asparagine

Aspartic Acid

Cysteine

Glutamic Acid

Glutamine

Glycine

Proline

Serine

Tyrosine

 

Other Amino Acids

Carnitine

Citruline

Cystine

Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Glutathione

Hydroxyproline

NAC

Ornithine

Taurine

 

 

 

There are 20 amino acids that are relevant to the make-up of mammalian proteins

Other amino acids are found in the body  these perform specialised functions.

Some of the amino acids found in proteins also serve functions distinct from the formation of peptides and proteins

 

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), used to refer to amino acids having aliphatic side-chains that are non-linear. They are leucine, isoleucine and valine.

The combination of these three essential amino acids make up approximately 1/3 of skeletal muscle in the human body, and play an important role in protein synthesis.

 

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