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Why does leucine play such an important role?

April 26, 2017leucine play

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Why does leucine play such an important role?

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• Leucine plays a key role as a regulator of protein synthesis. As we age, therequirement for leucine increases due to a diminished responsiveness of the molecularmechanisms in muscle that normally respond to elevated levels of leucine to activate theprocess of protein synthesis.