Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Amino Acid Metabolism

Amino acid metabolism is the set of biochemical processes by which the body synthesises, breaks down, and interconverts amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Dietary and bodily proteins are digested into individual amino acids, which are then used to build new proteins, generate energy, and produce a wide ra…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 22× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2572-5424 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Amino acid metabolism is the set of biochemical processes by which the body synthesises, breaks down, and interconverts amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Dietary and bodily proteins are digested into individual amino acids, which are then used to build new proteins, generate energy, and produce a wide range of essential molecules including hormones, neurotransmitters, and nucleotides; surplus nitrogen is removed largely through the urea cycle. This tightly regulated network is fundamental to growth, tissue repair, and metabolic balance, and inherited or acquired disruptions to it, such as enzyme deficiencies, can cause serious disease. The journal Glycomics and Metabolism publishes peer-reviewed research on metabolic pathways and their roles in health and disease. Relevant work in this collection includes a review of amino acids and their derivatives in the pathogenesis and treatment of liver diseases, where amino acid handling is closely tied to liver function, a molecular analysis of the gene defect underlying atypical phenylketonuria, an inherited disorder of amino acid metabolism, and a study of glycine supplementation in an experimental model of obesity. This page gathers open-access scholarship relevant to amino acid metabolism, supporting evidence-based understanding of how the body processes amino acids in health and disease.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 22 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Amino Acid Metabolism, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Glycomics And Metabolism (ISSN 2572-5424).

Journal editorial board
Bassam Elgamoudi · Australia Carola Parolin · Italy Giuseppe Maurizio Campo · Italy

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