Amino acid nutrition in animals: protein synthesis and beyond

G Wu, FW Bazer, Z Dai, D Li, J Wang… - Annu. Rev. Anim …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Amino acids (AA) have enormous physiological importance, serving as building blocks for
proteins and substrates for synthesis of low-molecular-weight substances. Based on growth …

Dietary requirements of synthesizable amino acids by animals: a paradigm shift in protein nutrition

G Wu - Journal of animal science and biotechnology, 2014 - Springer
Amino acids are building blocks for proteins in all animals. Based on growth or nitrogen
balance, amino acids were traditionally classified as nutritionally essential or nonessential …

Functional amino acids in nutrition and health

G Wu - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
The recent years have witnessed growing interest in biochemistry, physiology and nutrition
of amino acids (AA) in growth, health and disease of humans and other animals. This results …

Dietary requirements of “nutritionally non-essential amino acids” by animals and humans

G Wu, Z Wu, Z Dai, Y Yang, W Wang, C Liu, B Wang… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
Amino acids are necessary for the survival, growth, development, reproduction and health of
all organisms. They were traditionally classified as nutritionally essential or non-essential for …

Impacts of arginine nutrition on embryonic and fetal development in mammals

G Wu, FW Bazer, MC Satterfield, X Li, X Wang… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
Embryonic loss and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are significant problems in
humans and other animals. Results from studies involving pigs and sheep have indicated …

Nutrition and metabolism: Foundations for animal growth, development, reproduction, and health

G Wu - Recent advances in animal nutrition and metabolism, 2022 - Springer
Consumption of high-quality animal protein plays an important role in improving human
nutrition, growth, development, and health. With an exponential growth of the global …

Amino acid metabolism in intestinal bacteria and its potential implications for mammalian reproduction

Z Dai, Z Wu, S Hang, W Zhu, G Wu - MHR: Basic science of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Reproduction is vital for producing offspring and preserving genetic resources. However,
incidences of many reproductive disorders (eg miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction …

Dietary supplementation with monosodium glutamate is safe and improves growth performance in postweaning pigs

R Rezaei, DA Knabe, CD Tekwe, S Dahanayaka… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
Dietary intake of glutamate by postweaning pigs is markedly reduced due to low feed
consumption. This study was conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of dietary …

Supplementation with branched-chain amino acids to a low-protein diet regulates intestinal expression of amino acid and peptide transporters in weanling pigs

S Zhang, S Qiao, M Ren, X Zeng, X Ma, Z Wu… - Amino acids, 2013 - Springer
This study determined the effects of dietary branched-chain amino acids (AA)(BCAA) on
growth performance, expression of jejunal AA and peptide transporters, and the colonic …

Glycine is a nutritionally essential amino acid for maximal growth of milk-fed young pigs

W Wang, Z Dai, Z Wu, G Lin, S Jia, S Hu… - Amino acids, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of amino acids in milk protein reveals a relatively low content of glycine.
This study was conducted with young pigs to test the hypothesis that milk-fed neonates …