BulkSupplements Pure Glycine Powder (1 Kilogram)
Glycine is an amino acid considered nonessential (meaning that it can be produced by the body), however it is very important in the formation of muscle tissue and in the conversion of glucose into energy. Both the central nervous system and the digestive system owe a debt to glycine for its ability to protect them. On top of that, glycine also provides general antioxidant protection to the body by stopping harmful free radicals from doing damage to healthy cells. In its ability to make energy out of glucose, glycine is able to keep blood sugar at normal levels. One of the other ways in which glycine helps the body is by assisting in the synthesis of stomach bile which allows the digestive system to function correctly and dissolve foods into usable nutrients, and break down fats. For this reason, glycine can be found in many antacids. Glycine is an amino acid that can be found in all living organisms and is the most simple of all the 20 amino acid types that can be found naturally.Glycine is necessary in reactions that help to form peptides, purines, adenosine triphosphate, nucleic acids, bile acids, proteins, glutathione, creatine, bile salts, porphyrins, hemoglobin, glucose, and other types of amino acids and essential nutrients. There is a hormone known as glucagon which is able to convert glycine into glucose which can then be used by the body to fulfill certain energy needs. It is glycine which stimulates this hormone into action in the first place, which in turn allows the glucose to be released once the conversion has taken place so that the energy can flow. The body would not be able to make proper use of the benefits of glucose without glycine. Glucose can also be found in high concentrations throughout the spinal cord because it inhibits certain signals, or neurotransmitters.It doesn't only inhibit some neurotransmitters; it also helps others which are responsible for cognition and memory in the brain.