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Beta Alanine

A naturally occurring beta-amino acid, with the amino group on the beta carbon instead of the alpha: it is the building block that limits carnosine synthesis in muscle, it is part of pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) and it is popular as a sports supplement. This family brings together other impurities.

Did you know?Taken in large doses it causes a characteristic tingling of the skin, called paraesthesia, whose intensity depends on the dose: an effect well known to those who use it as a supplement.