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Other Amino Acids
Carnitine used for
Long-
Entry of long-
Removal of short-
Assisting in preventing fatty build-
Detoxifying the liver from ammonia (a waste product of the body from oxidation)
Promoting energy
Assisting the immune system
Vitamin B6 utilization
Assisting in the supply of insulin to the pancreas, needed for the assimilation of sugars and starches.
Increasing the level of glutathione in the lungs, liver, kidneys and bone marrow.
It has been shown as a detoxification agent to protect the body against damage from alcohol and cigarette smoking.
Assists in preventing brain and liver damage.
Gamma-
An inhibitory neurotransmitter to block the transmission of an impulse from one cell
to another in the central nervous system (preventing over-
Brain metabolism.
Detoxifying harmful compounds in the liver, where it is then excreted through the bile.
Maintaining the integrity of red blood cells
Protecting white blood cells
Assisting in carbohydrate metabolism and breaking down oxidized fats.
Prevent oxidative stress in most cells
Helping trap free radicals that may damage DNA and RNA.
Not an amino acid, but because of the close structural sameness, it is normally classed with amino acids, also referred to as vitamin BT
Important for the energy supply within the cell and muscle
May improve the antioxidant effect of vitamin C and E
Citruline is formed in the urea cycle by the addition of carbon dioxide and ammonia to ornithine. Then combines with aspartic acid to form arginosuccinic acid, later it is metabolised into the amino acid arginine
Cystine assists in the healing of burns and wounds, and breaking down mucus deposits in illnesses such as bronchitis and cystic fibrosis.
The formation of cysteine from methionine may be prevented during chronic disease, resulting in a deficiency.
GABA combined with inositol and nicotinamide assists with blocking anxiety and stress related impulses from reaching the motor centres of the brain.
Glutathine is an essential powerful anti-
Delivered into the bloodstream from the liver
Found in the lungs and intestinal tract
Has a prime role in drug metabolism, calcium metabolism, the gamma-
