Neurotransmitters are the basis of the human nervous system, synaptic transmission, mental illness, and the effects of drugs.
Human emotions and other physiological functions are regulated by various neurotransmitters and hormones, and the impact of these small metabolites is far greater than we imagine. And these are all related to "lysine", known as "the first essential amino acid in the human body".
1. Basic information about lysine
Lysine is an alkaline essential amino acid, which means the body cannot synthesize it itself and can only obtain it from food sources. Lysine is easily soluble in water and is the easiest to absorb by mouth compared to other amino acids.
According to optical activity, lysine has three configurations: L-type (left-handed), D-type (right-handed) and DL-type (racemic). Among them, only the L-type can be used by organisms. Therefore, commonly referred to as lysine refers to the L-lysine.
Lysine has positive nutritional significance in promoting human growth and development, enhancing body immunity, anti-virus, promoting fat oxidation, and relieving anxiety. At the same time, it can also promote the absorption of certain nutrients and can work synergistically with some nutrients to better exert the physiological functions of various nutrients.
The absorption rate of lysine supplements is the same as that of lysine in food protein, indicating that lysine supplements are an effective way to improve dietary lysine deficiency. Studies have found that lysine is rapidly transported to muscle tissue within 5-7 hours after eating. Unlike other essential amino acids, lysine is more accumulated in the cells of muscle tissue, suggesting that muscle tissue is the storage depot of free lysine in the body.
Lysine is one of the components that make up protein. Foods rich in lysine are animal foods (such as livestock and poultry, seafood, eggs and dairy products), beans (including soybeans, miscellaneous beans and their products) . In addition, nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts, peanuts, and pumpkin seeds also contain relatively high amounts of lysine. Lysine content in cereals is very low and is easily destroyed during processing, so it is the first limiting amino acid in cereals.
Of all the essential amino acids, lysine is the most stored in the body. Therefore, it has the title of "the first essential amino acid for the human body".
2. Physiological effects of lysine
As an essential amino acid in the body, lysine can regulate the body's metabolic balance and participate in the synthesis of various proteins such as skeletal muscles, enzymes, serum proteins, and peptide hormones in the body.
Lysine has a strong ability to pass through the blood-brain barrier and can directly enter brain tissue, affecting the respiratory chain and providing the necessary energy source for the repair of nerve cells and normal physiological activities.
Lysine provides structural components for the synthesis of carnitine and is one of the precursor substances for the synthesis of carnitine, and carnitine promotes the synthesis of fatty acids in cells. Carnitine plays an important role in fat metabolism and is an essential cofactor for fat metabolism, so supplementing lysine can accelerate fat metabolism in the body.
Adding a small amount of lysine to food can stimulate the secretion of pepsin and gastric acid, improve gastric juice secretion, and increase appetite. Lysine can also improve the absorption and accumulation of calcium in the body and accelerate bone growth. Lysine is also considered a non-specific bridge molecule that can connect antigens to T cells, allowing T cells to produce specific effects against the antigen.
The body must consume a certain amount of lysine every day, whether through diet or nutritional supplements. Although lysine deficiency is uncommon, it may cause anemia, lethargy, hair loss, weight loss, loss of appetite, enzyme disorders, growth and reproductive problems, and more.
Functional applications of lysine
- Food industry. Lysine is one of the important components of protein. It is one of the eight amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize by itself but is very needed. It is an excellent food fortifier. Adding lysine to drinks, rice, flour, canned food and other foods can improve the utilization of protein, thereby greatly enhancing the nutrition of the food, promoting growth and development, increasing appetite, reducing diseases, and enhancing physical fitness. Used in cans to deodorize and preserve freshness.
- Pharmaceutical industry. Lysine can be used to prepare complex amino acid infusions, which are more effective and have fewer side effects than hydrolyzed protein infusions. Lysine can be made into nutritional supplements with various vitamins and glucose, and is easily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract after oral administration. Lysine can also improve the performance of certain drugs and increase their efficacy. In medicine, it can also be used as an auxiliary drug to diuretics to treat lead poisoning caused by the reduction of chloride in the blood. It can also form salts with acidic drugs (such as salicylic acid, etc.) to reduce adverse reactions, and combined with methionine can inhibit severe hypertension. There are also studies showing that lysine supplementation can speed up recovery from herpes infections and inhibit their recurrence.
summary
Lysine deficiency through daily diet is relatively rare. The incidence is usually higher among vegetarians, and some athletes may also develop lysine deficiency if they do not follow a proper diet. Low protein intake may also lead to lysine deficiency.
On the contrary, excessive intake of lysine can also cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Patients with impaired kidney or liver function are not recommended to use lysine nutritional supplements. Because lysine has potential side effects and may interact with other medications, do not take supplements without consulting a medical professional.
Is L-lysine and L-lysine HCL same?
The "HCl" denotes that the lysine is present as the hydrochloride salt. Making salts changes the properties of the lysine (or whatever else) - e.g., making it more soluble. Once dissolved in your stomach you will have free lysine and also HCl. So there is no difference than in taking lysine or lysine HCl.
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