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Protein Metabolism

Protein metabolism encompasses the biochemical processes by which proteins are synthesized, modified, and broken down in living organisms, including the digestion of dietary proteins, amino acid absorption and utilization, and the degradation of proteins into their constituent components. Research published in the I…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 10 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 100× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Protein metabolism encompasses the biochemical processes by which proteins are synthesized, modified, and broken down in living organisms, including the digestion of dietary proteins, amino acid absorption and utilization, and the degradation of proteins into their constituent components. Research published in the International Journal of Amino Acids examines protein metabolism through diverse biological and clinical contexts. Studies have investigated how environmental pollutants affect protein metabolism in aquatic organisms used as bioindicators, explored the role of amino acid derivatives like kynurenines in metabolic disorders such as diabetes and their connection to depression, and analyzed how nutritional interventions influence protein and amino acid pathways in disease states. The journal has published work on plant-based compounds that modulate metabolic processes in diabetic models, examined the relationship between nutrients and diabetes management, and investigated oxidative stress effects on cellular aging processes that involve protein turnover. Additional research has explored computational analyses of genetic variations affecting transcription factors that regulate protein expression in conditions ranging from high-altitude adaptation to metabolic disease. Understanding protein metabolism remains essential because disruptions in these pathways contribute to numerous chronic diseases, and therapeutic interventions targeting amino acid and protein metabolism offer potential strategies for disease management.

Research published in this journal

10 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 10 articles above have been cited 100 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Amino Acids.

Journal editorial board
Nicolas Inguimbert · France

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