Arginine pyroglutamate
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A salt combining the amino acid arginine with pyroglutamic acid, a cyclic derivative of glutamic acid, intended to be a more stable or absorbable form of arginine.
Why it’s used
Taken for reasons similar to plain L-arginine, such as supporting blood flow, exercise performance, or cognitive function.
What the evidence says
Most of the research on arginine's physiological roles concerns free L-arginine, not this pyroglutamate salt specifically. There is little to no dedicated clinical research isolating the pyroglutamate form's effects, so its evidence cannot be assumed to mirror arginine's.
Where we looked
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- PubMed: 0 records · searched August 2026
"Arginine pyroglutamate"[Title/Abstract] AND ("dietary supplements"[MeSH] OR supplementation[Title/Abstract] OR supplement[Title/Abstract] OR supplements[Title/Abstract] OR "oral administration"[Title/Abstract]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) AND humans[MeSH] - PubMed: 3 records · searched August 2026
"Arginine pyroglutamate"[Title/Abstract]
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Context
Where arginine has been studied, protocols vary widely by purpose and population, but those studies used plain arginine rather than this specific salt form.
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