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10 years ago
I have a question for my nutrition class if amino acids are stored in the body for energy. Can anyone help me with that please?
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10 years ago
not exactly! Some amino acids are used to produce energy so the more you take in the better (sometimes). an example would be Glutamine and its role in the TCA cycle!
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10 years ago
Thank you!
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10 years ago
Amino acids are not stored in the body like fats or carbohydrate; there are no specialized cells in the body to maintain a reservoir.  Of course, amino acids are ubiquitous, being present in structural proteins, enzymes, transport proteins, etc

Source - http://www.uic.edu/classes/phar/phar332/Clinical_Cases/aa%20metab%20cases/PKU%20Cases/essential-nonessential.htm
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10 years ago
thank you!
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10 years ago
To add, amino acids can also be manufactured in the body - they are called nonessential amino acids. Eating foods that contain protein are broken down by proteases. These enzymes real these free amino acids where they are used into protein synthesis. An excess of amino acids are converted into energy.
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