An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Tyrosine
What it does
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
How supplementation is approached
Tyrosine participates in cate…
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
Also called: Valine
What it does
An amino acid used in protein synthesis and other metabolic processes.
How supplementation is approached
Valine is a branched-chain esse…
A trace element without an established essential dietary role in humans.
Also called: Vanadium
What it does
A trace element without an established essential dietary role in humans.
How supplementation is approached
Dr. Purser’s course place…
Supports vision, immune function and tissue development.
Also called: Vitamin A
What it does
Supports vision, immune function and tissue development.
Possible deficiency symptoms
Deficiency can cause night blindness and eye-surface damage.
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…or nerve function, DNA production and healthy red blood cells.
Also called: Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin), Cobalamin, B12, cobalamin
Transport, use and tolerance
Vitamin B12 is involved in the homocysteine pathway with MTR and MTRR. TCN2 helps ca…
Forms enzyme helpers used in energy metabolism.
Also called: Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Riboflavin
The riboflavin–MTHFR connection
Chapter 8 includes riboflavin in the homocysteine discussion because it supplies the precursor for FAD, a cofac…
Provides building blocks for NAD and NADP, which participate in cellular energy reactions.
Also called: Vitamin B3 (Niacin), Niacin
What it does
Provides building blocks for NAD and NADP, which participate in cellular energy reactions.
Poss…
Helps calcium absorption and bone mineralization.
Also called: Vitamin D
A nutrient level and a receptor gene answer different questions
Dr. Purser places vitamin D in immune, hormone and bone-related teaching. The conversion-genetics chapt…
A carotenoid found in foods and in the retina.
Also called: Zeaxanthin
What it does
A carotenoid found in foods and in the retina.
How supplementation is approached
Zeaxanthin is a plant pigment found in the eye and often paired with lutein…
Supports enzymes, immune function, wound healing and taste.
Also called: Zinc
Read zinc together with copper
Zinc connects with immune function, hormones, copper handling and antioxidant enzymes. A plan for zinc should also account for othe…
ADIPOQ encodes adiponectin, a hormone released by fat tissue that participates in insulin sensitivity and fat metabolism. Its name often appears in discussions of triglycerides, body composition and metabolic health.
Also called: Adiponecti…
APOE encodes a protein that carries lipids between cells. The familiar APOE e2, e3 and e4 groupings depend on the combination of rs429358 and rs7412, not on either marker read in isolation.
Also called: Apolipoprotein E
Lipid transport and …
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