The Role of Aspartic Acid

For mammals, aspartic acid is non-essential because it can be synthesized from oxaloacetate via transamination. For plants and microorganisms, aspartic acid serves as a precursor for several amino acids, including four essential ones: methionine, threonine, isoleucine, and lysine.

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Below, the Jinwei'an team shares some insights into the roles of aspartic acid.

Aspartic acid can regulate metabolic functions in the brain and nerves. Its L-isomer, L-aspartic acid, is widely used as an ammonia detoxifier, liver function enhancer, fatigue recovery agent, and other medical products, as well as an additive in various refreshing beverages. Its racemic mixture, DL-aspartic acid, can be used to synthesize DL-potassium magnesium aspartate, which is applicable in treating conditions such as arrhythmia, tachycardia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hepatitis, and cirrhosis. DL-aspartic acid can also serve as a raw material for synthesizing polypeptides. Its amino acid-substituted derivatives can be used as drugs for treating neurological and brain disorders. For example, the derivative N-methyl-D-aspartic acid significantly enhances the excitatory effects of visual neural unit discharges and acts as one of the important excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in the mammalian central nervous system.

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