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Tri-Amino Injection

Tri-Amino Injection

Overview of Tri-Amino Injection

Dosage Strength

L-Arginine HCl / L-Citruline / L-Ornithine 100/100/100 mg/mL 30 mL Vial

General Information

L-Arginine, L-Citrulline, and L-Ornithine are the three conditional, non-essential amino acids that make up tri-amino injection. These three amino acids can be crucial for:

  • Cardiovascular health
  • Vasodilation (blood flow)
  • Erectile function
  • General health and longevity

Three groups of amino acids are distinguished: essential, optional, and conditional.1

Essential Amino Acids: Since the body is unable to create them on its own, essential amino acids must be obtained from food sources.

Adults only need to obtain eight of the twenty essential amino acids—valine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, and tryptophan—from dietary sources. Histidine, the ninth amino acid, is solely necessary for babies. Because amino acids cannot be stored by the body, a consistent daily intake of these vital protein building blocks is required. 1

The terms “non-essential” and “conditional amino acids” are misleading because certain amino acids do serve vital functions. They are not regarded necessary for health because the body can produce them, not because they are not. 2

Eight of these eleven non-essential amino acids are referred to be conditional amino acids because they may not be produced in sufficient quantities by the body in times of stress or illness. 2

Arginine, ornithine, glutamine, tyrosine, cysteine, glycine, proline, and serine are some of the conditional amino acids.

Although the body can use amino acids to make energy, building proteins is their main purpose. Some amino acids may also serve purposes other than protein synthesis, such as those involved in the production of hormones or neurotransmitters. 3

The twenty amino acids the body needs to function each have a distinct molecular structure. A protein is made up of fifty to two thousand different amino acids, which are connected to one another in a specific order based on precise (genetic) instructions.

References

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