Amino acids : biochemistry and nutrition /
Guoyao Wu.
- Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, [2013]. 2013.
- xxii, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
'A CRC title.'
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.