Amino Acids

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Protein (8)

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Introduction - a basic description of amino acids
Alanine - a non-essential amino acid whose main function is the metabolism of tryptophan and pyridoxine
Arginine - an essential amino acid for children and possibly for adults
Asparagine - a non-essential amino acid
Aspartic Acid - a non-essential amino acid which aids in the formation of RNA and DNA
Carnitine - not a true amino acid but sometimes referred to as Vitamin BT
Citrulline - a non-essential amino acid involved in the urea cycle
Cysteine - a non-essential, sulphur-containing amino acid
Cystine - a non-essential amino acid created when two cysteine molecules bond together
Gaba - a non-essential amino acid formed from glutamic acid with the help of Vitamin B6
Glutamic Acid - a non-essential amino acid that can be synthesized from a number of amino acids
Glutamine - a semi-essential amino acid
Glutathione - not considered a true amino acid but a tripeptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine
Glycine - a non-essential glucogenic amino acid that readily converts to serine
Histidine - considered an essential amino acid for children, but usually not for adults
Isoleucine - an essential or semi-essential amino acid because it sometimes cannot be made in the body
Leucine - an essential branched chain amino acid classified as semi-essential by some
Lysine - an essential amino acid because it cannot be synthesized in the body and its breakdown is irreversible
Methionine - an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized in the body
Ornithine - a non-essential amino acid found free in the body tissues, but not used as a protein building block
Phenylalanine - an essential amino acid that is converted to tyrosine in the body
Proline - an aromatic non-essential amino acid that requires Vitamin C for its synthesis
Serine - a non-essential amino acid derived from glycine, contributing to the formation of cystine from homocysteine
Taurine - a "conditionally essential" amino acid for adults and essential for normal infant development
Threonine - an essential amino acid, serving as a carrier for phosphate in phosphoproteins
Tryptophan - an essential amino acid, the only one with an indole nucleus responsible for the peculiar odor of feces
Tyrosine - an aromatic non-essential amino acid produced from phenylalanine
Valine - a branched chain essential or semi-essential amino acid
See micro-photos of amino acids.
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