Glutamine

Glutamine is less widely used as nutritional supplement than a number of other amino acids, especially arginine. The primary benefits in taking l-glutamine in dosages of up to 4 gram per day seems to be that it helps in muscle recovery after exercise or during illness, as well as in wound healing. Some health care practitioners claim that it dramatically improves recovery after surgery.

Furthermore, this amino acid has been shown to support immune functions, and it is therefore tried as an alleviating treatment in AIDS. In the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, glutamine supplementation has been shown to be helpful.