| Literature DB >> 26598818 |
Yoshiharu Shimomura1, Yasuyuki Kitaura, Yoshihiro Kadota, Takuya Ishikawa, Yusuke Kondo, Minjun Xu, Miki Ota, Yukako Morishita, Jussiaea V Bariuan, Hongmin Zhen.
Abstract
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are essential amino acids for humans and are major building blocks of proteins. Recent studies indicate that BCAAs act not only as components of proteins, but also as nutrasignals. In this review, we summarize the findings of recent studies investigating the physiological functions of BCAAs in the regulation of protein and glucose metabolism and brain function.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID： 26598818 DOI： 10.3177/jnsv.61.S112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) ISSN： 0301-4800 Impact factor: 2.000