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Possible usage for glutamine from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: To prevent cachexia (muscle wasting) in advanced cancer and AIDSSmall studies show that a combination of glutamine, arginine, and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (Juven®) can promote weight gain in these patients, but the long-term effectiveness is not known. To prevent mucositis caused by cancer-related... [Details]

Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid (building blocks of proteins), representing 60%, and is one of the 11 non-essential amino acids in the body. Although our body can synthesize non-essential amino acids, under certain circumstances, conditional essential amino acids must be consumed through diet.  Glutamine is one of the... [Details]