Nutripro – Health And Sports Nutrition

Enzymes and hormones
regulating body functions are also proteins. And amino acids are used in
most body processes from regulating the way the body works to how the
brain function – it also activates and utilize vitamins and other
nutrients.

Proteins are chains of amino acids linked together, bound together with
peptide bonds and there are about 28 amino acids commonly referred to in
human health.

The liver manufacture about 80% of these amino acids, but the remaining
20% of such amino acids must be supplied directly by the diet, and these
amino acids are referred to as the essential amino acids.

These essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine,
methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine.

The 80% or so others that can be manufactured by the liver includes:
alanine, arginine, asparagine, aspartic acid, citrulline, cysteine,
cystine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine,
ornithine, proline, serine, taurine and tyrosine.

The functioning of amino acids are interrelated, and a balanced and
steady supply of these nutrients are needed to maintain proper body
functioning.

A dietary shortage of amino acids can impact negatively on your health -
just as other stressors, such as trauma, dug use, age, infections etc.

When the body synthesize protein, ammonia is formed in the liver as a
waste product, and too large amounts of protein in the diet can result
in too much ammonia being formed, and in so doing placing extra stress
on the liver and kidneys to flush it out the body.

Amino acid supplements come in various forms but can essentially be
divided in three types of products – either derived from animal protein,
yeast or vegetable protein.

Most amino acids can be produced in two forms, except for glycine, that
is either a D or L form.

These letters stands for the way in which the amino acid spiral is wound
up – D is for the right wound type and L for the mirror left winding
amino acid.

Human amino acid is the L type and for this reason many people prefer to
use supplements containing the L type amino acid.