Pure amino acid L-leucine in tablets

Quamtrax leucine 3000 is a product containing the essential amino acid leucine, which is involved in protein biosynthesis. Since our bodies cannot synthesise it themselves, it has to be taken in through food. Most leucine is found in protein-rich foods such as meat, dairy products, soya, beans and legumes.

Leucine is a branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) and has the unique ability to stimulate skeletal muscle growth, with a 10-fold greater effect on muscle protein synthesis than any other amino acid. Leucine is unique compared to the other two branched-chain amino acids in that it activates the mTOR system. Increased leucine levels signal to mTOR that there are enough substrates available to synthesise new muscle proteins.

Using leucine as a dietary supplement thus slows down muscle breakdown by stimulating muscle protein synthesis. Research has shown that in addition to a high protein intake, a high leucine intake is also necessary for a positive post-workout protein balance. Supplementing the diet with leucine has many positive effects on the body, providing important building blocks for muscle proteins, activating key events in the complex process of protein synthesis, increasing weight loss, improving body composition and preventing metabolic disorders such as elevated glucose and cholesterol concentrations.

The main benefits and features of Quamtrax leucine 3000:

• activates the anabolic cellular pathway of the mTOR system
• Involved in muscle protein synthesis
• Contains as much as 3 g of pure L-leucine per serving