Concept about Amino Acid | CHAPTER 1 | Nutrition and Dietetics

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Concept about Amino Acid

Definition Amino acids:

Proteins are made up of simpler substances which are the building blocks of protein called amino acids.

Or,

Proteins are made by joining together a hundred or more much smaller things called amino acids.

Classification of Amino Acids:

Amino acids are classified into two groups – essential (indispensable) and non-essential (dispensable).
Essential amino acids: –

These are the amino acids, which cannot be synthesized in the body in sufficient quantity. And therefore, the dietary proteins must supply them.

These are:

• Leucine
• Isoleucin
• Lysine
• Methionine
• Phenylalanine
• Threonine
• Valine
• Tryptophan

Non-essential amino acids:

It can be synthesized by the body and they need not be supplied through diet.

These are-

Essential amino acid requirements in adult:

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