Glycine is most important and simple, nonessential amino acid in humans, animals, and
many mammals. Generally, glycine is synthesized from choline, serine, hydroxyproline, and …

Amino acids derived from protein digestion are important nutrients for the growth and
maintenance of organisms. Approximately half of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids can be …

Glycine has recently been classified as a nutritionally essential amino acid for maximal
growth in young pigs. Currently, little is known about the metabolism or function of glycine in …

Glycine is the smallest non-essential, neutral and metabolically inert amino acid, with a
carbon atom bound to two hydrogen atoms, and to an amino and a carboxyl group. This …

Mutations in the main intestinal and kidney luminal neutral amino acid transporter B0AT1
(Slc6a19) lead to Hartnup disorder, a condition that is characterized by neutral …

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) exhibit anticancer activity in cellular and animal models of
colon cancer. Acetate, propionate, and butyrate are the three major SCFAs produced from …

The incretin hormone, glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) is released from intestinal L‐cells
following food ingestion. Its secretion is triggered by a range of nutrients, including fats …

With the global population rising, the need for sustainable and resource-efficiently produced
proteins with nutritional and health promoting qualities has become urgent. Proteins are …

Glycine protects mammalian intestine against oxidative damage caused by ischaemia‐
reperfusion (IR) injury and prevents or reverses experimentally‐induced colitis. However the …

Dietary proteins undergo luminal digestion by gastric and pancreatic proteases and then
membrane digestion by peptidases associated with the brush border membrane of …