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Amino acids

Valine

Essential branched-chain amino acid incorporated into muscle proteins; it is metabolised mainly in skeletal muscle.

Application contexts

  • Performance and muscle function
  • Cardiometabolic health

Matrices

  • Faeces
  • Tissues · muscle and liver
  • Serum or plasma
  • Urine

Related techniques

  • ¹H-NMR