amino_acid - Nutrients

Alanine is a non‑essential amino acid present in many protein‑rich foods and synthesized by the...

Arginine is a semi‑essential amino acid involved in nitric oxide production, immune function,...

Aspartic acid is a non‑essential amino acid, meaning the human body can synthesize it...

Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are essential nutrients comprising leucine, isoleucine, and...

Creatine is a non‑essential, nitrogen‑containing compound synthesized mainly in the liver,...

Cysteine is a sulfur‑containing amino acid that the body can synthesize from methionine but is...

Glutamic acid is a non‑essential amino acid abundant in dietary proteins and produced in the...

Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in the body, crucial for gut health and immune...

Glycine is a nonessential amino acid involved in collagen formation, neurotransmission, and...

Histidine is an essential amino acid that humans must obtain from dietary protein to support...

Hydroxyproline is a non‑essential amino acid derivative that occurs mainly in collagen and other...

Isoleucine is one of the nine essential amino acids and three branched‑chain amino acids...

L‑carnitine is a non‑protein amino acid derivative synthesized by the liver and kidneys and...

Leucine is one of nine essential amino acids and a member of the branched‑chain amino acids...

Lysine is one of the nine essential amino acids that humans must obtain from dietary sources. It...

Methionine is an essential amino acid necessary for building proteins, supporting methylation...

Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid the body cannot produce and must be obtained through...

Proline is a non-essential amino acid that the body synthesizes on its own yet obtains from...

Serine is a non‑essential amino acid synthesized by the body and obtained from dietary protein....

Taurine is a non‑protein amino acid involved in key physiological processes in the heart, brain,...

Threonine is an essential amino acid that the body cannot synthesize and must be obtained from...

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid involved in protein synthesis and acts as a biochemical...

Tyrosine is a nonessential but conditionally essential amino acid produced from phenylalanine...

Valine is one of nine essential amino acids and one of three branched‑chain amino acids (with...