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Essential amino acid

Noun

Definitions

1.NounOne of the nine naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.

Synonyms

nonessential amino acidnon-essential amino acidamino acidalanineaspartic acidbeta-amino acidalpha-amino acidtyrosineglycinea.a.β-amino acidalanin
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