Sentences with phrase «degree than any other amino acid»

Isoleucine can be seen as the BCAA which mediates glucose uptake (into a cell) and breakdown (into energy) to a larger degree than other amino acids and may serve a role as a hypoglycemic (in diabetics) or as a performance enhancer (if taken preworkout in a carbohydrate replete state).

Isoleucine is also known to increase glucose uptake in the cell and works to break it down into energy at a larger degree than any other amino acid.