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What does Glutamine do? What doesn’t it do? Glutamine accounts for about 60% of the body’s total intramuscular free amino-acid pool. It's used not only by muscle, but also by the kidneys, brain, lungs, liver, immune system, and gastrointestinal tract. In respect to building muscle: it promotes cell volumizing, maintains acid balance, and regulates protein synthesis and degradation as well as stimulates glycogen synthesis. In at least one study it has also been shown to increase circulating levels of plasma growth hormone. Glutamine has also been shown to aid in fat loss, though the mechanism by which it does so is not fully understood.

Glutamine-AKG is glutamine chemically bonded to alpha-ketoglutarate. Like Kre-Alkalyn®, Glutamine-AKG is a concentrated version of it predecessor so less is needed to give the same results. 1 gram of Glutamine-AKG is equivalent to 5 grams of regular L-Glutamine. Due to its superior transport and uptake, a fraction of the dose of regular glutamine will promote cell volumization, enhance your recovery, and turn on protein and glycogen synthesis.

There is a synergistic realtionship between glutamine and BCAAs. The combination of glutamine and BCAA's has been shown to dramatically improve nitrogen balance and slow down muscle wasting in bone marrow patients, burn patients, and those undergoing major surgery. Athletes have been shown to gain more muscle mass and strength when supplementing these two compounds together over whey protein alone.

Glutamine-AKG is another vital ingredient to the GP3™ formula.

Scientific Research Supporting Glutamine-AKG:

Haussinger D, Graf D, Weiergraber OH. Glutamine and cell signaling in liver. J Nutr. 2001 Sep;131(9 Suppl):2509S-14S; discussion 2523S-4S.

D. Hepatic glutamine transport and metabolism. Adv Enzymol Relat Areas Mol Biol. 1998;72:43-86.

SY, Taylor PM, Rennie MJ. Responses of glutamine transport in cultured rat skeletal muscle to osmotically induced changes in cell volume. J Physiol. 1996 May 1;492 ( Pt 3):877-85.

E, Spittler A, Oehler R. [Glutamine: effects on the immune system, protein balance and intestinal functions][Article in German]. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1996;108(21):669-76.

DW. The effect of glutamine supplementation in patients following elective surgery and accidental injury. J Nutr. 2001 Sep;131(9 Suppl):2543S-9S; discussion 2550S-1S.

DG, Keast D, Morton AR. The emerging role of glutamine as an indicator of exercise stress and overtraining. Sports Med. 1996 Feb;21(2):80-97.

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