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glycine is a precursor for
hemes and purines
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alanine is a precursor for
glucose in gluconeogenesis
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serine is a precursor for
purines, pyrimidines and sphingosine (used in sphingolipid synthesis)
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tyrosine is a precursor for
thryoid hormones, catecholamines, dopa and melanin
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tryptophan is a precursor for
nicotinamide, nucleotides, and serotonin
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histidine is a precursor for
histamine
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arginine is a precursor for
NO (nitric oxide), important second messengers and neurotransmitters
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aspartate is a precursor for
several other AAs; asparagine, lysine, methionine, threonine, isoleucine
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glutamate is a precursor for
GABA and a bunch of other crap
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glutamine is a precursor for
histidine and tryptophan
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