L-Glutamine

NPN: 80077925

KEY BENEFITS:

• Helps support immune and digestive system health after periods of physical stress.
• Helps to assist in muscle cell repair after exercise.
• Helps restore plasma glutamine levels depleted after periods of physical stress.

Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in the body. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. It is produced in the muscles and is distributed by the blood to the organs that need it.

Glutamine might help gut function, the immune system, and other essential processes in the body, especially in times of stress. It is also important for providing “fuel” (nitrogen and carbon) to many different cells in the body. Glutamine is needed to make other chemicals in the body such as other amino acids and glucose (sugar).

After surgery or traumatic injury, nitrogen is necessary to repair the wounds and keep the vital organs functioning. About one third of this nitrogen comes from glutamine. If the body uses more glutamine than the muscles can make (i.e., during times of stress), muscle wasting can occur.