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Threonine
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Description
Threonine is an essential amino acid. This means that it
must be obtained through the diet in adequate quantities to meet the body's
needs.
Threonine is useful in the stabilization of blood sugar
because it can be converted into glucose in the liver by the process of
gluconeogenesis. Individuals who have undergone burns or trauma have been found
to have greater urinary spill of threonine, indicating that it is mobilized
from tissues after a trauma. Recent research indicates that increasing
threonine intake during these periods may help in the recovery after injury.
Therapeutic doses of threonine range from 300 to 1,200 mg
per day. Threonine is known to require vitamin B-6, magnesium, and niacin for
its optimal utilization and metabolism in the body. It is therapeutically
useful when administered along with the branched-chain amino acids valine,
isoleucine, and leucine.
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Method of
Action
THREONINE DESCRIPTION Threonine is an essential amino
acid. This means that it must be obtained through the diet in adequate
quantities to meet the body's needs. Threonine is useful in the stabilization
of blood sugar because it can be converted into glucose in the liver by the
process of gluconeogenesis. Individuals who have undergone burns or trauma have
been found to have greater urinary spill of threonine, indicating that it is
mobilized from tissues after a trauma. Recent research indicates that
increasing threonine intake during these periods may help in the recovery after
injury. Therapeutic doses of threonine range from 300 to 1,200 mg per day.
Threonine is known to require vitamin B-6, magnesium, and niacin for its
optimal utilization and metabolism in the body. It is therapeutically useful
when administered along with the branched-chain amino acids valine, isoleucine,
and leucine. FOOD SOURCES Foods high in threonine include: · Cottage
cheese (dry) 2,000 mg/cup · Cottage cheese (crmd) 1,434 mg/cup ·
Fish & other seafoods 800-6,500 mg/lb · Meats 1,000-4,500 mg/lb
· Poultry 2,000-4,000 mg/lb · Peanuts, roasted w skin 2,000
mg/cup · Sesame seeds 1,500 mg/cup · Dry, whole lentils 1,750
mg/cup METHOD OF ACTION Degradation of the branched-chain amino acids creates a
series of branched fatty acid starter pieces, whose utilization leads to the
formation of fatty acids that can be incorporated into complex phospholipids.
The branched-chain amino acids have a unique muscle-sparing ability due to
their gluconeogenic activity
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Food Sources
Foods high in threonine include:
· Cottage cheese (dry) 2,000 mg/cup
· Cottage cheese (crmd) 1,434 mg/cup
· Fish & other seafoods 800-6,500 mg/lb
· Meats 1,000-4,500 mg/lb
· Poultry 2,000-4,000 mg/lb
· Peanuts, roasted w skin 2,000 mg/cup
· Sesame seeds 1,500 mg/cup
· Dry, whole lentils 1,750 mg/cup
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