Branched-chain amino acid
[ Branched-chain amino acid, BCAA ] An amino acid having aliphatic side-chains with a branch. The three proteinogenic branched-chained amino acids are leucine, isoleucine and valine. Non-proteinogenic BCAAs include 2-aminoisobutyric acid. The three proteinogenic BCAAs are among the nine essential… Read More »Branched-chain amino acid