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Non-essential Amino Acids

Can be manufactured by the body with proper nutrition

ALANINE

ARGININE

ASPARTIC ACID

CYSTINE

GLUTAMIC ACID

GLYCINE

HISTIDINE

PROLINE

SERINE

TAURINE

TYROSINE


PROLINE

•	Important for the proper functioning of joints and tendons

•	Helps maintain and strengthen heart muscles.


SERINE

•	A storage source of glucose by the liver and muscles

•	Helps strengthen the immune system by providing antibodies

•	Synthesizes fatty acid sheath around nerve fibers.


TAURINE

•	Helps stabilize the excitability of membranes

•	Considered to be factors necessary for the control of many biochemical changes that take place in the aging process

•	Aids in the clearing of free radical wastes


TYROSINE

•	Transmits nerve impulses to the brain

•	Helps overcome depression

•	Improves memory

•	Increases mental alertness

•	Promotes the healthy functioning of the thyroid, adrenal and pituitary glands