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: essential_amino_acid
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essential amino acid
:
NOUN
substance
essential amino acid
an
amino acid
that is
required
by
animals
but that they cannot synthesize
English
>
essential amino acid
: 1 sense
> noun 1, substance
Meaning
An
amino acid
that is
required
by
animals
but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the
diet
.
Narrower
arginine
A
bitter
tasting
amino acid
found in
proteins
and
necessary
for
nutrition
histidine
An
essential amino acid
found in
proteins
that is important for the
growth
and
repair
of
tissue
isoleucine
An
essential amino acid
found in
proteins
leucine
A
white
crystalline
amino acid
occurring in
proteins
that is essential for
nutrition
lysine
An
essential amino acid
found in
proteins
methionine
A
crystalline
amino acid
containing
sulfur
phenylalanine
An
essential amino acid
found in
proteins
and
needed
for
growth
of
children
and for
protein
metabolism
in
children
and
adults
threonine
A
colorless
crystalline
amino acid
found in
protein
tryptophan
,
tryptophane
An
amino acid
that occurs in
proteins
valine
An
essential amino acid
found in
proteins
Broader
amino acid
,
aminoalkanoic acid
organic compounds
containing an
amino group
and a
carboxylic acid
group
Spanish
aminoácido esencial
Catalan
aminoàcid essencial
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