L-glutamine absorption is enhanced after ingestion of l-alanylglutamine compared with the free amino acid or wheat protein

Nutrition Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 272-277

  Harris, Roger C ^a   Hoffman, Jay R ^b   Allsopp, Adrian ^c   Routledge, Naomi B H ^a  

^a Junipa Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption; L alanylglutamine; L glutamine; Males; Supplements; Wheat protein

Indexed keywords

ALANYLGLUTAMINE; GLUTAMINE; SUSTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER; WHEAT PROTEIN;

ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGESTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALATABILITY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; DIPEPTIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; TRITICUM; VEGETABLE PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84860646208     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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