Amino Acids Disturbed in Autism? Very Likely
Amino acids in your body are the building blocks for making proteins. There are essential Amino Acids that you must obtain from diet and semi-essential amino acids that in young children are body is still not able to produce and non-essential amino acids that your body can produce. There was an earlier post on Amino Acids:- Amino Acids in Autism There are also sub-groups, Branch Chained Amino Acids (BCAAs) and aromatic. The branched chained amino acids (BCAAs) compete with the aromatic amino acids for entry into the brain. Therefore, altering BCAA levels can affect the levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine in the brain. Alanine Arginine (essential) Asparagine Aspartic acid Cysteine Glutamic acid Glutamine Glycine Histidine (essential) Aromatic Isoleucine (essential) BCAA Leucine (essential) BCAA Lysine (essential) Methionine (essential) Phenylalanine (essential) Aromatic Proline Serine Threonine (essential) ...