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Amino acid
An amino acid is the basic unit from which proteins are made. There are two classes of amino acids: essential and non-essential. Essential...
24 Feb, 2008 Views: 102
L-Arginine
Introduction L-Arginine is an amino acid that has numerous functions in the body.  Arginine boosts immunity, reduces blood pressure and also...
23 Feb, 2008 Views: 64
Branched-chain amino acids
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by humans and therefore must be included as part of...
16 Feb, 2008 Views: 64
Glutamine
Introduction L-Glutamine is an amino acid that is found freely in the human body, in fact, it is the most abundant amino acid in the body. ...
24 Feb, 2008 Views: 65
Phenylalanine
Introduction Phenylalanine is an essential alpha-amino acid. It exists in two forms, a D and an L form, which are enantiomers (mirror-image...
23 Feb, 2008 Views: 107