essential amino acid

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See essential and amino acid.

Noun

essential amino acid (plural essential amino acids)

1. (biochemistry) One of the naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.

Related terms

• nonessential amino acid

Translations

amino acid which is a dietry requirement

Czech: esenciální aminokyselina (cs) f. Japanese: 必須アミノ酸 (ja) (hissu-aminosan)

Spanish: aminoácido esencial (es) m.

See also

• histidine
• isoleucine
• leucine
• lysine
• methionine
• phenylalanine
• threonine
• tryptophan
• valine