Recommended once weekly treatment for skin and muscle health.
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L-lysine is an α-amino acid. It is an essential amino acid, meaning it is necessary for human health, but the body cannot make it. Lysine is the precursor to many proteins (the building blocks of protein). Lysine is required for the maintenance of collagen and elastin.
L-lysine supplementation has a role in prophylaxis and treatment of herpes simplex (HSV) lesions. Because herpes simplex virus (HSV) proteins are richer in arginine and poorer in lysine than the cells they infect, lysine supplements have been tried as a treatment. Lysine competitively inhibits HSV synthesis.