Amino Acids: Biochemical Messengers In orthomolecular medicine, amino acids are not viewed as simple protein building blocks. They are powerful regulators of cellular function and active drivers of healing. Amino acids play Basics of Amino Acids Concise Medical Knowledge Differential cell survival outcomes in response to diverse amino acid stress Life Science Alliance Amino Acid Codon Wheel Chart. A codon chart or table is used as a reference tool that correlates specific codons with the corresponding amino acids they encode. The chart helps to Glutathione Homeostasis and Functions: Potential Targets for Medical Interventions Lushchak 2012 Journal of Amino Acids Wiley Online Library