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Acido aspártico

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Definición:

También llamado ácido asparagínico, es uno de los aminoácidos no esenciales. "No esencial" significa que el cuerpo lo produce incluso si las personas no obtienen dicho aminoácido de los alimentos que ingieren.

Los aminoácidos son los bloques edificadores para las proteínas , las cuales tienen muchas funciones en el cuerpo; las enzimas son un tipo de éstas.

El ácido aspártico se encuentra principalmente en la caña de azúcar y en las melasas.

Nombres alternativos:

Ácido asparagínico

• Fecha de revisión: 1/17/2007
• Versión en inglés revisada por: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Chairman, Nutrition Committee, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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