A weak link in metabolism: the metabolic capacity for glycine biosynthesis does not satisfy the need for collagen synthesis
A weak link in metabolism: the metabolic capacity for glycine biosynthesis does not satisfy the need for collagen synthesis
E. Meléndez-Hevia,P. Paz-Lugo,A. Cornish-Bowden,M. Cárdenas
2009 · DOI: 10.1007/s12038-009-0100-9
Journal of Biosciences · 142 Citations
TLDR
The result supports earlier suggestions in the literature that glycine is a semi-essential amino acid and that it should be taken as a nutritional supplement to guarantee a healthy metabolism.