The investigators found that the bypass patients had much lower levels of amino acids known as branched-chain amino acids, and the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine. ❋ Unknown (2011)
It turns out that bypass surgery dramatically reduces the amino acids circulating in the blood - in particular, a type called branched-chain amino acids, which make up 40 percent of these nutrients in our diet. ❋ Unknown (2011)
It shows people who get weight loss surgery have a bigger drop in their branched-chain amino acids. ❋ Unknown (2011)
This study really does help to confirm that hypothesis that branched-chain amino acids do go down more in people who have weight loss surgery, he said. ❋ Unknown (2011)
What is not yet proven is whether that reduction in branched-chain amino acids is the reason their insulin resistance declines, he pointed out. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The new study adds weight to other research finding a link between the decline in branched-chain amino acids and the decline in insulin resistance, said Dr. Thomas J. Wang, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a coauthor of the perspective accompanying the study. ❋ Unknown (2011)
"If you supplement the diet of rats with branched-chain amino acids, you can induce more insulin resistance," she explained. ❋ Unknown (2011)
In short, the authors found that the fat tissue from the obese co-twins showed a significant up-regulation of inflammatory pathways, significantly reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number, and disturbed mitochondrial energy metabolism — statistically most significantly, the decreased catabolism of branched-chain amino acids (BCAA). ❋ Unknown (2008)
I recommend taking the branched-chain amino acids, which are widely available in capsule form, to protect muscle mass. ❋ M.D. Nicholas Perricone (2010)
These other amino acids are considerably more abundant than phenylalanine in the protein, and the branched-chain amino acids, unlike phenylalanine, are largely unmetabolized when they pass through the portal circulation (20). ❋ Unknown (2008)
This is because the insulin secretion elicited by the carbohydrate selectively lowers plasma levels of the branched-chain amino acids (by facilitating their uptake into skeletal muscle), without having much of an effect on plasma phenylalanine; this increases the effect of the aspartame on the plasma phenylalanine ratio (17). ❋ Unknown (2008)
Thiamine is important for metabolism of branched-chain amino acid, helps in carbohydrate metabolism. ❋ Unknown (2008)
From JAMA, here's a clue: Maple syrup urine disease is an inborn error of the metabolism of branched-chain amino acids named after the characteristic sweet aroma, reminiscent of maple syrup, present in the body fluids of affected patients.1 This aroma has been described variously as like that of burnt sugar, malt, curry, or Maggi a widely available flavoring. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The branched-chain (isomer) paraffins are usually found in heavier fractions of crude oil and have higher octane numbers than normal paraffins. ❋ Unknown (2007)
