Amino acids: A review article

作者：Mahjabeen Akram, Hafiz Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Uzair, Naveed Akhtar, Asadullah Madni, Syed Majid Shah, Zahoorul Hasan, Asmat Ullah Not Available · 发表于：Journal of Medicinal Plants Research · 年份：2011 · DOI：10.5897/jmpr.9000061 · 被引用次数：66 · 研究领域：Metabolism and Genetic Disorders、Muscle metabolism and nutrition、Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

Amino acids are building blocks of protein. More than 300 amino acids have been described, but only 20 amino acids take part in protein synthesis. All twenty amino acids did not appear simultaneously in nature. Instead some of them appeared early, while others were added into the genetic code later. It is necessary to take them in the diet because their deficiency results in decrease formation of protein that ultimately leads to disease condition. In this article, amino acids, its functions and associated diseases have been elaborated. Key words: