L‑Alanylglutamine Blunts Allegedly Catabolic Signaling Proteins After Exercise - Does This Mean Sustamine™ is a Potent Anti-Catabolic Agent We All Should be Using?
Can a few grams of Sustamine™, i.e. L‑Alanylglutamine, prevent protein breakdown after an intense workout? How significant are reduced AMPK and NF-kB protein levels? And lastly: Do we even care about 20 min? Glutamine dipeptides such as l-alanylglutamine (AlaGln) have been designed to improve upon the low solubility and stability of regular l-glutamine and are used in more and more sports drinks and health products. Maybe you have even used one of them without knowing? Just take a look at the labels. Does any of your "proprietary blends" contain Sustamine™? Yes? I am by no means surprised. Due to its increased stability and correspondingly higher absorption rates for intact glutamine, AlaGln dipeptide facilitate greater increases in plasma glutamine concentration compared with glutamine or wheat protein, which has the highest glutamine content of all common protein formulas (Harris. 2012; Rogero. 2006). You better focus on protein not allegedly anti-catabolic ...