Special Issue "Amino Acids and Health Effects"
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Micronutrients and Human Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2020) | Viewed by 91452
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs); regulation of plasma BCAA concentrations; physiological functions of BCAAs
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In human beings, the majority of amino acids exist as the building blocks of proteins, and a small amount of amino acids are present as a free form. These free amino acids play important roles as not only ingredients in protein synthesis but also as regulators of cell functions. Recent studies have discovered some aspects of the basic and clinical roles of free amino acids, including nutrasignals, in human beings. However, these findings are limited, and we need more studies to understand the physiological functions of free amino acids. Accordingly, you are invited to submit manuscripts of your studies or review papers on these topics to this Special Issue. The objective of this proposed Special Issue on “Amino Acids and Health Effects” is to publish selected papers dealing with the functions of amino acids that have significant effects on the human health.
Prof. Dr. Yoshiharu Shimomura
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Free amino acids
- Dispensable amino acids
- Indispensable amino acids
- Protein metabolism
- Glucose metabolism
- Lipid metabolism
- Insulin action