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What are essential and non-essential amino acids in human food? Give one example of each type.

What are essential and non-essential amino acids in human food? Give one example of each type.

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Nicho priyatham
625 Points
8 years ago
the amino acids our body can producs are called non essential amino acids ex:
 
  • Alanine (from pyruvic acid)
  • Arginine (from glutamic acid)
  • Asparagine (from aspartic acid)
  • Aspartic Acid (from oxaloacetic acid)
  • Cysteine
  • Glutamic Acid (from oxoglutaric acid)
  • Glutamine (from glutamic acid)
  • Glycine (from serine and threonine)
  • Proline (from glutamic acid)
  • Serine (from glucose)
  • Tyrosine (from phenylalanine)
the amino acids our body cannot produce are called essential amino acids  ex:
 
  • arginine
  • Isoleucine
  • Histidine
  • Leucine
  • Methionine
  • Lysine
  • Phenylalanine
  • Tryptophan
  • Threonine
  • Valine
  • PLEASE APPROVE IF USEFUL 
 
grenade
2061 Points
8 years ago
 Essential amino acids are those amino acids which are not produced in our body and they must be a part of our diet. Example: Valine
Non- essential amino acids are those amino acids which are produced by our body Examples: Glycine 

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