Aspartic acid, like ornithine, is very important for removing waste nitrogen by helping the body to form urea.. Aspartic acid also has many functions in the body including nerve transmission, resorption of sodium in the sweat and the enhancement of energy metabolism. This amino acid is also a critical component needed to make the special bases that are used to construct the body's DNA and RNA. So it has a major role in growth, development and repair processes.
Aspartic acid is also lost in high quantities from the urine.
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