By James Kendry, Assistant Professor in Nutrition and Healthy Aging, University of British Columbia Protein is having its ...

It is common knowledge everywhere that we need adequate protein in our diets. Protein is a macronutrient that is made up of ...

Amino acid abbreviations This table shows the abbreviations and single letter codes used for the 20 amino acids found in proteins. In addition, pyrrolysine, used in the biosynthesis of proteins in ...

Non-Essential Amino Acids: These amino acids can be synthesized by the body and do not need to be obtained through diet. The eleven non-essential amino acids are alanine, arginine, asparagine, ...

Scientists have discovered that an amino acid called glutamine is essential for keeping the eye’s light-sensing cells healthy ...