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Amino acids synthesize enzymes and some hormones, enable muscle contraction, help digest food, fight infection, repair damaged tissue & DNA, carry nutrients & oxygen to cells, remove toxins from your liver, make up most neurotransmitters & hormones, provide integrity to intestine walls, maintain proper fluid pressure differential in & outside of cells, regulate all chemical reactions, and are required for numerous metabolic processes. Your body forms amino acids when enzymes break down dietary proteins. The amino acids are then in their simplest form, ready for the body to use. Most amino acid supplements contain the branched chain form of amino acids: to be of any use, these must first be broken down by your digestive system. When dietary protein is not broken down into single amino acids, it can't be used effectively and malabsorption occurs. Amino acids must be available in the proper amount and ratio. Excesses of some amino acids can produce results as detrimental as deficiencies. Balance in the use of