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Benjamin Franklin
My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chided for my singularity, but, with this lighter repast, I made the greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension. Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.
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Phenylalanine
Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid.
Provided by diet, phenylalanine can be converted into another amino acid, tyrosine, in the body. Tyrosine is used to synthesize two key neurotransmitters that promote alertness: dopamine and norepinephrine.
It has 3 forms:
- D-phenylalanine;
- L-phenylalanine - most common, the form in which phenylalanine is incorporated into the body’s proteins;
- DL-phenylalanine.