Definition of «dietary amino acids»

Dietary amino acids refer to the naturally occurring amino acids that are present in foods, particularly those from animal sources. These amino acids play a crucial role in human nutrition as they serve as building blocks for proteins and enzymes within our bodies. There are 20 different types of dietary amino acids, nine of which are considered essential because the body cannot produce them on its own and must obtain them through food consumption. These include histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.

Sentences with «dietary amino acids»

The lead author Yaqing (Celia) Li, rehabilitation science post-doctoral fellow, and David Bennett, co-principal investigator and professor, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, were looking at the injured spinal cord of a rat under a microscope and noticed the capillaries contracting in response to application of dietary amino acids like tryptophan. (sciencedaily.com)
That would suggest that getting one's protein from whole eggs or just from the whites makes no difference, as the amount of dietary amino acids in the blood after eating generally gives us an indication of how potent a food source is for the muscle - building response.» (sciencedaily.com)
Zinc piliconate is nothing but a combination of zinc with piliconic acid, a metabolite of dietary amino acids like tryptophan. (supernaturalacnetreatment.com)
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