Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. These molecules come together to form proteins. Your body uses them for many important functions, such as making hormones, building muscle ...

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Proteins are biopolymers of amino acids (polypeptides), joined by peptide bonds, that are generated by ribosomes. The amino acid sequence, encoded by its gene, determines a protein’s structure ...

Hui Wang, associate professor of Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering, has recently been awarded a new grant of approximately $200,000 from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and ...

D-aspartic acid (D-asp) is an amino acid that is important for both the endocrine system and the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). Studies have indicated that it boosts testosterone ...

Valine is one of three branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), compounds the body requires to create and maintain proteins, brain chemicals, and hormones. The body can't make its own, so foods that contain ...