essential amino acid
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[edit]Noun
[edit]essential amino acid (plural essential amino acids)
- (biochemistry) One of the nine naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.
- Antonym: nonessential amino acid
- Hyponyms: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine
Hyponyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]amino acid which is a dietry requirement
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