The human version of the receptor was especially sensitive to the amino acid glutamate, a component of MSG and one of the most common amino acids in our diets.

There are 20 amino acids that make up proteins and all have the same basic structure, differing only in the R-group or side chain they have. Amino acids are in an equilibrium between two acids with ...

In the most recent study, a genetically diverse group of mice was fed either a diet containing 20 common amino acids as a control, a diet where all amino acids were reduced by about two-thirds, or ...

The most recent study, published in 2023, included a genetically diverse group of mice that were fed either a diet containing 20 common amino acids as a control, a portion that was fed a diet with ...

Since scientists discovered branched-chain amino acids in the mid-1800s, they have studied them intensively. They know that BCAAs are important for many body functions, but there is much more for ...