Amino acids : biochemistry and nutrition - Wu, Guoyao, 1962- (Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, 2013)
Discovery and chemistry of amino acids -- Protein digestion and absorption of peptides and amino acids -- Synthesis of amino acids -- Degradation of amino acids -- Synthesis and catabolism of special nitrogenous substances from amino acids -- Synthesis of urea and uric acid -- Use of isotypes for studying amino acid metabolism -- Protein synthesis -- Intracellular protein degradation -- Regulation of amino acid metabolism -- Physiological functions of amino acids -- Inborn errors of amino acid metabolism -- Dietary requirements of amino acids.
'A CRC title.'
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Amino acids; Amino acids in human nutrition