Branched-chain amino acid
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title:
Branched-chain amino acid
text:
A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is an amino acid having an aliphatic side-chain with a branch. Among the proteinogenic amino acids, there are three BCAAs: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. Non-proteinogenic BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric acid and alloisoleucine. The three proteinogenic BCAAs are among the nine essential amino acids for humans, accounting for 35% of the essential amino acids in muscle proteins and 40% of the preformed amino acids required by mammals. Synthesis for BCAAs occurs
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Amino acid with a branched carbon chain
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branched-chain_amino_acid
date created:
2005-11-14T23:40:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:54:03Z
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