An average human body manufacture more than 50,000 proteins and 15,000 enzymes through assimilation of amino acids. The amino acids are the building blocks of protein that are required for producing and synthesizing essential enzymes and body proteins. Amino acids are considered very important for human beings as the body cannot manufacture them on its own, so it is necessary to obtain them from your regular diet. A myriad of amino acid supplement is available in the market in two main forms that is in combination or as individual amino acid supplements. They are also found in some a well-known ayurvedic medicines such as the Chyavanprash. The widely used amino acid supplements that are out in the market includes arginine, tyrosine, tryptophan, lysine, glutamine, alanine, carnitine, glycine, taurine, methionine, and valine. Amino acid supplements are taken because they perform array of functions like forming antibodies for fighting against bacteria and viruses, repairing of tissues, construction of cells, delivering oxygen in the whole body and building up of nucleoproteins. At present, the market for amino acid supplements and enzymes is US $15.61 billion, which is expected to reach US $ 19.35 billion by the end of 2009. |