Abstract
Amino acids (AA) play an important role in the metabolism and functioning of the brain. This is explained not only by their exceptional role as sources of synthesis of a large number of biologically important compounds (proteins, mediators, lipids, biologically active amines). Amino acids and their derivatives are involved in synaptic transmission as neurotransmitters and neuromodulators (glutamate, aspartate, glycine, GABA, taurine), and some AA are involved in the formation of nervous system mediators: methionine – acetylcholine, DOPA, dopamine; tyrosine – catecholamines; serine and cysteine – taurine; tryptophan – serotonin; histidine – histamine; L-arginine – NO; glutamic acid – glutamate.
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