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Amino acids
Amino acids have many important functions in the human body. They are therefore often used as food supplements.
What are amino acids?
Amino acids are the basic building components of proteins. However, we not only need amino acids to build up the body's own protein, but they also perform numerous other functions in our body. For example, they are components of coenzymes, serve as neurotransmitters or are required for hormone synthesis.
Proteinogenic amino acids
As already mentioned, the greatest importance of amino acids lies in their function as protein building components. These amino acids are called proteinogenic. There are a total of 21 proteinogenic amino acids, which are divided into essential, semi-essential and non-essential amino acids.
Essential means necessary for life. Essential amino acids (EAA for short) cannot be produced by the body itself and must therefore be taken in with food or supplements. Nine essential amino acids must be supplied to the body from outside. These amino acids include L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine, L-lysine, L-methionine, L-phenylalanine, L-threonine, L-tryptophan and L-histidine.
L-leucine, L-isoleucine and L-valine are branched-chain amino acids, which are among the essential amino acids. They are abbreviated to BCAA (branched chain amino acids). In contrast to the other amino acids, which are metabolized in the liver, they are metabolized directly in the muscle.
The semi-essential amino acids have a special position. Semi-essential means that they are only essential in certain situations, for example in the case of illness, stress, enzyme defects or in premature or newborn babies. The amino acids L-cysteine, L-glutamine, L-serine, L-arginine and L-tyrosine are considered semi-essential.
The remaining non-essential amino acids can be produced by the human body itself.
In addition to the proteinogenic amino acids, there are a large number of amino acids that cannot be built into proteins. Over 400 different amino acids are known.
Popular amino acid supplements
- BCAA
- EAA
- L-Arginine
- L-Citrulline
- L-Glutamine
- L-Lysine
- L-tryptophan
- Glycine
- Beta-alanine