What's the most interesting or your favorite amino acid and why?
What's the most interesting or your favorite amino acid and why?
D-phenylalanine (enkephalinase inhibitor)
Interesting substance, its one of the few dextro (right-spinning optical isomer) amino acids that you can process or something.
I think its fascinating because its purportedly an endorphin reuptake enkephalinase inhibitor? or something so its potentially quasi-opioidergic. I'm not sold on the notion its legit but its definitely a provocative idea.
Glutamate is good to know about.
It’s the oldest intercellular signaling chemical in evolutionary history. Sponges use glutamate to communicate between cells, so it predates nervous systems.
It has tons of distinct meanings in the human body’s context, but mostly it means “fight or flight”. A state of excessive glutamate signaling, sometimes referred to as a “glutamate storm”, is associated with feelings of overwhelm and panic attacks.
It can be blocked from binding by a chemical called L-theanine, which occurs naturally in tea and can be bought in pills at supplement stores. Studies have shown that people who take L-theanine supplements experienced reduced beta wave amplitude and increased alpha wave amplitude.
In my own experience, L-theanine pills can basically nullify the “frozen” feeling I have with procrastinating on complex work, such as homework or software development, or even just complex decision-making.
In other words, it’s the most effective anti-procrastination substance I’ve ever encountered. This is compared with:
- anti-anxiety meds like xanax
- blood pressure meds like propranolol
- more coffee
- adderall
- ritalin
- cocaine
- alcohol
- antidepressants
- microdosed LSD
- microdosed psilocybin
- pseudoephidrine
- maca
… all taken at once. Not recommended
Tryptophan. It is a biochemical precursor for important neurotransmitters, vitamins and hormones such as melatonin, serotonin, and niacin. There happens to be very high concentrations of it in milk and eggs, both of which I love a lot. It can have sedating effects and make you feel chilled out!
I am a fan of tryptophan!
Probably plain L-phenylalanine, since it's the precursor to phenethylamine, the body's natural amphetamine.
Have you taken l- or dl-phenylalanine?
Public schools and religious college failed me. I do not have a favorite amino acid.
Cysteine, because it makes proteins stable.
Alanine. No baroque ornamentation, just the beauty of simplicity. A timeless classic.
Also, when made of moly-mod it can stand up and looks like a giant robot.
Glutamine makes mouths happy!
As a pirate, my favorite amino acid is arrrrr-genine 😁
Metionine, because everything starts of it.
Lysine, because ingen tried to use it to control dinosaur populations.
I also give it to my cats for immune support
Because surf rock aliens with a theremin are awesome
glycine. so if anyone is aware of cron there was a study which showd methionine restriction seemed to have a similar effect and a further study that glycine which helps eliminate glycine to do so as well as a supplement. Mouse studies though (not cron which has more data but the others are like one study each last I saw.)
Cron?
calorie restriction with optimal nutrition. walford used it when an emergency happened in biosphere and its been done up to monkey levels so its pretty well studied. He was following it himself but died to a genetic disease.
Proline because it's kinky.
Leucine for dem gains