Description
BETA-ALANINE IS A NON-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID THAT’S NATURALLY PRODUCED BY THE BODY AND FOUND IN SOME FOODS, SUCH AS FISH, POULTRY, AND MEAT. UNLIKE MOST AMINO ACIDS, BETA-ALANINE IS NOT USED FOR PROTEIN SYNTHESIS. INSTEAD, IT’S USED ALONGSIDE HISTIDINE TO CREATE CARNOSINE — A DIPEPTIDE MOLECULE THAT’S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED IN SKELETAL MUSCLE. CARNOSINE IS A POWERFUL LACTIC ACID BUFFER, MEANING THAT IT HELPS REDUCE LACTIC ACID LEVELS.