Cysteine is amino-mercaptorpropionic acid and cystine is dithio-aminopropionic acid. Metabolism of cystine is through the degradation of cysteine. Cysteine takes part in formation of pyruvic acid hydrogen sulphide and ammonia, formation of glutamic acid, and… Read More »Articles: Cysteine- Benefits and its functions

Biosynthesis of glutamine from glutamate is catalyzed by glutamine synthesis, and enzyme present in high quantities in renal tissue. This reaction is similar and different to that of glutamate dehydrogenase. Both fix inorganic nitrogen-but one… Read More »Articles: Glutamine- Benefits and its functions

It is amino –imidazolepropionic acid and appears to be essential for growth, but not for the maintenance of nitrogen equilibrium. It is not synthesized in the body, but is synthesized in the micro-organism. The histidine,… Read More »Articles: Histidine- Benefits, Dosage, Deficiency, Sources

Sodium and potassium are another pair of minerals that complement each other’s action of the body function, and are concerned with water balance, and is essential for life. The sodium is chiefly found in extra… Read More »Articles: Sodium- Benefits, Dosage, Deficiency, Sources

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin. It is the most sensitive of all vitamins to heat. Man, monkey and guinea pig are perhaps the only species known to require vitamin C in their… Read More »Articles: Vitamin C- Ascorbic Acid Benefits, Deficiency and Sources

The amino acid is an organic acid in which one or more hydrogen atoms are replaced by NH2 group. It is one of the organic compounds, which represent the end product of the protein breakdown.… Read More »Articles: Amino acid- Benefits and its functions

The nutritionally important forms of Vitamin D in man are Calceferol (Vitamin D2) and Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) Calciferol may be derived by irradiation of the plant sterol, ergosterol, Cholecalciferol is the naturally occurring Performed Vitamin… Read More »Articles : Vitamin D- Daily Requirements and its Sources

The correction of bone deformity in poultry with manganese was discovered in 1936 by Norris and Lyons. Later studies in 1961 by Hurley and Everson pronounced importance of manganese in growth, bone development, reproduction, and… Read More »Articles: Manganese- Benefits, Dosage, Deficiency, Sources

The first evidence to show copper as an essential element for the formation of hemoglobin was studied by E.B. Hart in 1928. Dietary Sources: Copper is found in fresh and dried fruit, green and leafy… Read More »Articles: Copper- Benefits, Dosage, Deficiency, Sources

Iodine was discovered in burnt sea weed in 1811 by B. Courtois, and isolated in 1819 by Fyfe. It was fond in 1896 by E. Baumann that the thyroid gland was very rich in Iodine… Read More »Articles: Iodine- Benefits, Dosage, Deficiency, Sources