Not yet investigated
What we have so far
The one amino acid that is also a signal: it activates mTORC1 directly through Sestrin2, which is why it and not protein in general triggers muscle synthesis.
This star is on the map because the show intends to take the question apart properly — the trials, how it is actually tested, whether the thing sold is the thing studied. That work is not done yet, and nothing here should be read as a conclusion. When the investigation is published it will appear on this page.