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Results 1 - 10 of 54 for amino acids
  1. Aminoaciduria 
    Aminoaciduria is an abnormally high amount of amino acids in the urine. Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins in the body.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003366.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Plasma amino acids 
    Plasma amino acids is a screening test, usually done on infants that looks at the amounts of amino acids in the blood. Amino acids are the building ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003361.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Amino acids 
    Amino acids are molecules that combine to form proteins . Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life. When proteins are digested or broken down, amino acids are the result. The human body then uses ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002222.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Amino acids (image) 
    Amino acids are either "essential", which must be supplied by food, or "nonessential", which are made in the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/18071.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Protein in diet 
    ... basic structure of protein is a chain of amino acids. You need protein in your diet to help ... in food is broken down into parts called amino acids during digestion. The human body needs a number ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002467.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Maple syrup urine disease 
    ... People with this condition cannot break down the amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine. This leads to a ... be done to check for this disorder: Plasma amino acid test Urine organic acid test Genetic testing There ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000373.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hartnup disorder 
    ... is a defect in the transport of certain amino acids (such as tryptophan and histidine) by the small ... Hartnup disorder is a metabolic condition involving amino acids. It is an ... in the SLC6A19 gene. A child must inherit a copy of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001201.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Hereditary urea cycle abnormality 
    ... eat proteins, the body breaks them down into amino acids. Ammonia is produced from leftover amino acids, and it must be removed from the body. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000372.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Phenylketonuria 
    ... without the ability to properly break down an amino acid called phenylalanine. ... It is needed to break down the essential amino acid phenylalanine. Phenylalanine is found in foods that contain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001166.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Aspartic acid 
    Aspartic acid is a nonessential amino acid . Amino acids are building blocks of proteins. "Nonessential" means that our bodies produce it, even if we do not get this ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002234.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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